INCI names / Argan oil
Argan oil INCI name
The INCI name for argan oil is Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil in a lotion or balm, and Sodium Arganate in cold-process soap, where the oil reacts with lye and the oil itself is no longer in the finished bar.
| In lotions, balms and other cosmetics | Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil |
|---|---|
| In cold-process soap (sodium hydroxide) | Sodium Arganate |
| In liquid soap (potassium hydroxide) | No potassium salt name exists in the glossary, so the tools list a potassium recipe with this oil as added: each oil by its own name, then Potassium Hydroxide. |
| Superfat share in soap (unreacted) | Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil |
| On a US label | Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil; in soap, Sodium Arganate (no FDA registry record; printed as the EU name) |
| In Great Britain and Northern Ireland | The same names as the EU. Northern Ireland uses the EU glossary cited below; Great Britain still uses the glossary it kept from the EU, where the same names have other entry numbers. |
| Also entered as | argan |
Glossary citation: Sodium Arganate #26270; Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil #2221 (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 on EUR-Lex).
In the soap or skincare tool, put it on its own line with its weight, for example "argan oil, 30", and the tool prints the right name for the product type and the region you choose.
Transcribed from the EU glossary of common ingredient names (Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175) and checked against it; the US names are the ones FDA's substance registry (GSRS) records. A labelling reference, not safety advice.