INCI names / Olive oil
Olive oil INCI name
The INCI name for olive oil is Olea Europaea Fruit Oil in a lotion or balm, and Sodium Olivate 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 | Olea Europaea Fruit Oil |
|---|---|
| In cold-process soap (sodium hydroxide) | Sodium Olivate |
| In liquid soap (potassium hydroxide) | Potassium Olivate |
| Superfat share in soap (unreacted) | Olea Europaea Fruit Oil |
| On a US label | Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil; in soap, Sodium Olivate |
| 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 | olive, extra virgin olive oil, virgin olive oil |
Glossary citation: Sodium Olivate #26872; Olea Europaea Fruit Oil #17916; Potassium Olivate #22715 (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 "Olea Europaea Fruit Oil"; the bracketed form, "Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil", is the US name.
In the soap or skincare tool, put it on its own line with its weight, for example "olive 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.