Oil INCI names / Sweet almond oil
Sweet almond oil INCI name
Sweet almond oil has two INCI names depending on what you make with it: it keeps its botanical name in a lotion or balm, and takes a saponified name in cold-process soap, where the oil reacts with lye and the oil itself is no longer in the finished bar.
| In lotions, balms, leave-on and rinse-off products | Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil |
|---|---|
| In cold-process soap (saponified with NaOH) | Sodium Sweet Almondate |
| Superfat share in soap (unreacted) | Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil |
| Also entered as | sweet almond, almond oil |
Glossary citation: Sodium Sweet Almondate #23521; Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil #20585 (Commission Decision (EU) 2019/701 on EUR-Lex).
Transcribed from the EU glossary of common ingredient names (Decision (EU) 2019/701) and source-audited against it. A labelling reference, not safety advice.