INCI names / Babassu oil
Babassu oil INCI name
The INCI name for babassu oil is Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil in a lotion or balm, and Sodium Babassuate 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 | Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil |
|---|---|
| In cold-process soap (sodium hydroxide) | Sodium Babassuate |
| In liquid soap (potassium hydroxide) | Potassium Babassuate |
| Superfat share in soap (unreacted) | Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil |
| On a US label | Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil; in soap, Sodium Babassuate (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 | babassu |
Glossary citation: Sodium Babassuate #26283; Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil #18367; Potassium Babassuate #22555 (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 "babassu 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.