INCI names / High oleic sunflower oil
High oleic sunflower oil INCI name
The INCI name for high oleic sunflower oil is Helianthus Annuus Hybrid Oil in a lotion or balm, and Sodium Sunflowerseedate 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 | Helianthus Annuus Hybrid Oil |
|---|---|
| In cold-process soap (sodium hydroxide) | Sodium Sunflowerseedate |
| In liquid soap (potassium hydroxide) | Potassium Sunflowerseedate |
| Superfat share in soap (unreacted) | Helianthus Annuus Hybrid Oil |
| On a US label | Helianthus Annuus Hybrid Oil (FDA's registry holds no US record; printed as the EU name); in soap, Sodium Sunflowerseedate (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 | high-oleic sunflower oil, high oleic sunflower |
Glossary citation: Sodium Sunflowerseedate #27044; Helianthus Annuus Hybrid Oil #11667; Potassium Sunflowerseedate #22768 (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 on EUR-Lex).
The high-oleic oil has its own glossary name, Helianthus Annuus Hybrid Oil, apart from ordinary sunflower seed oil, but no soap salt of its own, so its soap takes the sunflower salt names, the salts of Sunflower Seed Acid.
In the soap or skincare tool, put it on its own line with its weight, for example "high oleic sunflower 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.