Illicium Verum Fruit/Seed Oil in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

What does Illicium Verum Fruit/Seed Oil do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Illicium Verum Fruit/Seed Oil hides an unwanted smell or taste, cares for teeth and mouth, and gives a feeling of well-being to skin or hair. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: masking, oral care and tonic.

What is Illicium Verum Fruit/Seed Oil?

Illicium Verum Fruit/Seed Oil is the volatile oil derived from the dried, ripe fruits and seeds of Star Anise, Illicium verum, Illiciaceae.

CAS number

8007-70-3, 84650-59-9

EC number

283-518-1

CosIng reference

82211

Which products contain Illicium Verum Fruit/Seed Oil?

Open Beauty Facts finds Illicium Verum Fruit/Seed Oil in the ingredient lists of 5 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often toothpastes.

• Toothpastes1

Products with it, by country of sale: Australia 2 · France 1 · Morocco 1 · Spain 1.

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

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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