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Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 16 products, most often shampoos.

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What does Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil keeps the skin in good condition, hides an unwanted smell or taste and gives a feeling of well-being to skin or hair. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning, masking and tonic.

skin conditioningmaskingtonic

What is Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil?

Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers and leaves of the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae.

CAS number
84929-51-1, 8007-46-3
EC number
284-535-7
CosIng reference
82230

Which products contain Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil?

Open Beauty Facts finds Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil in the ingredient lists of 16 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often shampoos, hair care and toothpastes.

  • Shampoos4
  • Hair care2
  • Toothpastes2
  • Soaps2
  • Anti-dandruff shampoos1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 9 · United States 2 · Germany 1 · Norway 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil 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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