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What is Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil?

Fragrance

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil is a fragrance that gives the product its scent.

This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the EU's cosmetic ingredient database. CosIng lists what it's used for as: Fragrance, Skin conditioning.

CosIng function classes are the EU's standard list of the jobs an ingredient does inside a product, such as moisturizing, emulsifying, or preserving.

Anything to watch out for?

Some products' ingredient lists mark this ingredient as below. If a mark's reason fits your skin, it is the ingredient to weigh in those products.

This is a fungal-acne trigger, one of the ingredients people with fungal acne avoid.
Marked this way on 22 products.
This ingredient is on pore-clogging ingredient lists, which matters most for skin that breaks out easily.
Marked this way on 5 products.

Each mark comes from matching the product's full ingredient list against lists for fragrance, labeled fragrance allergens, drying alcohols, essential oils, fungal acne, pore clogging, and pregnancy caution.

Which products feature it?

4 of the 2320 products we've checked feature this as a key ingredient. Products that disclose a concentration or list it near the top of the ingredient list come first.

Showing 1 to 4.

  • Product photo of Safe Me. Relief Moisture Cleansing Milk

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    Safe Me. Relief Moisture Cleansing Milk

    Key: Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil (#3 on the ingredient list), Glycine Soja (Soybean) Protein, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil

    5 claims, summarized
    Tests passed:
    hypoallergenic
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • Whether review has been completed as a functional cosmetic (brightening, wrinkle improvement, sunscreen products, etc.) under the Cosmetics Act: not applicablebacked by evidence
    • A slightly acidic, hypoallergenic cleansing milk formulated with bean proteins and plant-derived ingredients.partly backed
    • It has a smooth, soft and milky texture that glides on the skin easily to effectively remove all traces of makeup and impurities from the skin, leaving it clarified, moisturised and smooth.overstated
    • The gentle formula can be used on all skin types, including sensitive skin.overstated
    • Cleansing of makeup and ultrafine dustno supporting source found
  • Product photo of Grantte Daily Cleansing Oil

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    Grantte Daily Cleansing Oil

    Key: Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil (#5 on the ingredient list), Zea Mays (Corn) Germ Oil, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Seed Oil

    Official (Korean)
    3 claims, summarized
    Don't count on:
    better hydration
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • Hwahae NO.1 blackhead melting oiloverstated
    • Leaving moisture and lifting out only the skin impurities-overstated
    • BEST! Grante Daily Cleansingnothing specific to check

  • BANILA CO

    Clean It Zero Cleansing Balm Nourishing

    Key: Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil (#6 on the ingredient list), Panax Ginseng Berry Extract, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil

    1 claim checked

    claims, checked

    • Clean It Zero Cleansing Balm Nourishing- a sorbet balm cleanser that cleanly removes impurities and heavy makeup while providing rich nutrition and moisture | ARITAUMplausible, not tested

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Are the claims about it backed up?

We checked each claim that features this ingredient. Open the list below to see the result for each one.

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These are counts of claims, not products. One product can name the same ingredient in several claims, and we checked each one on its own.