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Camellia Japonica Seed Oil in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Camellia Japonica Seed Oil is a cosmetic ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 31 products, most often korean cosmetics.

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What does Camellia Japonica Seed Oil do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil softens and smooths the skin, and keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: emollient and skin conditioning.

emollientskin conditioning

What is Camellia Japonica Seed Oil?

Camellia Japonica Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of the Camellia, Camellia japonica L., Theaceae.

CAS number
223748-13-8
CosIng reference
55212

Which products contain Camellia Japonica Seed Oil?

Open Beauty Facts finds Camellia Japonica Seed Oil in the ingredient lists of 31 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often korean cosmetics, tinted lip balms and hair care.

  • Korean cosmetics5
  • Tinted lip balms5
  • Hair care4
  • Shampoos3
  • Body care2
  • Hair conditioners2

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 7 · France 6 · Japan 5 · South Korea 5.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Camellia Japonica Seed Oil turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsEmollients

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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