Vaccinium myrtillus seed oil
AKA “Myrtle”
Oil
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Ingredient Facts
Vaccinium myrtillus seed oil
AKA: Myrtle
Oil · Skin Conditioning · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived
Skin Conditioner
Not Clean
Vaccinium Myrtillus Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the Myrtle, Vaccinium myrtillus L., Ericaceae
Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Plant Part
Seed
Lifeform
Subshrub
Climate
Temperate
CAS #
84082-34-8
Form
Oil
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Functions
Skin Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Locks in moisture
Traditional Use
Bilberry oil extracted from seeds of the European blueberry. Traditionally used in Nordic and European folk medicine for vision and circulation; recently adopted in modern skincare for its antioxidant and anti-aging properties.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Dullness
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
Myrtus communis (green myrtle) oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Vaccinium Myrtillus Seed Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Essential oil of lemon myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) ind...
Yun-Fen Wang, Yang Zheng, Yin-Yue Cha, Yang Feng, Shao-Xing Dai, Sanjun Zhao + 2 more
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2023
Verified Jun 2026
Data: Kew POWO · CosIng · EWG · CIR