Skin conditioning, emollient

What is Borago Officinalis (Borage) Seed Oil?

This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the European Commission’s public database of cosmetic ingredients. The function classes that database records for it are: Skin conditioning, emollient, Skin conditioning.

A function class records the role an ingredient is put in a formula for. It is what the database files the ingredient under, not a finding of ours about what it does on skin.

Which products use it?

Of the 130 products whose labels we have read, one puts this one on the front.

Product photo of Origin Pure Balancing Cleansing Oil

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Origin Pure Balancing Cleansing Oil

We checked 3 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. 2 of them hold up. The rest are only partly right or have nothing behind them.

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See the label check (3 lines)

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

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  • * 36 months from the date of manufacture / * use within 12 months after opening recommended
    Korean original

    * 제조일로부터 36개월 / * 개봉 후 12개월 사용권장

  • Dispense an appropriate amount of cleansing oil onto dry hands, roll it gently over the whole face as if massaging, then rinse thoroughly several times with lukewarm water.
    Korean original

    물기 없는 손에 클렌징 오일을 적당량을 덜어 얼굴 전체를 마사지하듯이 부드럽게 롤링 후 미온수로 여러번 충분히 씻어냅니다.

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  • A cleansing oil for all skin types
    Korean original

    모든 피부용 클렌징 오일