Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Oenothera Biennis Seed Extract in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Oenothera Biennis Seed Extract is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 5 products, most often face masks.

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What does Oenothera Biennis Seed Extract do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Oenothera Biennis Seed Extract keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: skin conditioning.

skin conditioning

What is Oenothera Biennis Seed Extract?

Oenothera Biennis Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Evening Primrose, Oenothera biennis, Onagraceae.

CAS number
90028-66-3
EC number
289-859-2
CosIng reference
57631

Which products contain Oenothera Biennis Seed Extract?

Open Beauty Facts finds Oenothera Biennis Seed Extract in the ingredient lists of 5 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often face masks, face scrubs and body care.

  • Face masks1
  • Face scrubs1
  • Body care1
  • Body creams1
  • Anti-ageing face care1
  • Anti-wrinkle creams1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 3 · Netherlands 1.

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

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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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