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What is Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil?

Skin conditioning, emollient

Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil is an emollient that softens the skin surface.

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

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 ingredient is on pore-clogging ingredient lists, which matters most for skin that breaks out easily.
Marked this way on 51 products.
This is a fungal-acne trigger, one of the ingredients people with fungal acne avoid.
Marked this way on 33 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.

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  • Key: Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil (#4 on the ingredient list), Zea Mays (Corn) Germ Oil, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Seed Oil

    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
  • Key: Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil (#7 on the ingredient list), Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

    2 claims checked

    claims, checked

    • A lightweight cleansing oil formulated with grape seed oil, green tea seed oil, and fermented ingredients to effectively remove makeup and impurities while maintaining skin's moisture balance.plausible, not tested
    • Suitable for all skin types seeking a gentle yet thorough cleanse.overstated