INCI names / Jojoba oil
Jojoba oil INCI name
The INCI name for jojoba oil is Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, in every product. Unlike a soaping oil, it does not take a soap salt name: the label tools list it by its own name even in cold-process soap, as it was added.
| In lotions, balms and other cosmetics | Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil |
|---|---|
| In cold-process soap (sodium hydroxide) | Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil (listed by its own name) |
| In liquid soap (potassium hydroxide) | Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil (listed by its own name) |
| On a US label | Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil |
| 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 | jojoba, golden jojoba oil |
Glossary citation: Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil #26176 (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 on EUR-Lex).
One detail catches many labels: the EU glossary name has no common name in brackets. In the EU and the UK it is "Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil"; the bracketed form, "Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil", is the US name.
The glossary lists a potassium salt, Potassium Jojobate, but no sodium salt. The tools declare jojoba by its own name in every product, soap included, as it was added.
In the soap or skincare tool, put it on its own line with its weight, for example "jojoba 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.