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Ingredient

Sunflower Seed Oil

INCI name: Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Sunflower oil Sunflower seed oil

What it is

A fatty-acid rich vegetable oil pressed from sunflower seeds, used as an emollient and, in oil cleansers, as a makeup- and sebum-dissolving base.

How it works

Its oleic and linoleic acid triglycerides soften and smooth the skin, and in a cleansing oil they bind to oil-soluble makeup and sebum so it can be rinsed or wiped away.

What it does

Emollient Cleansing Skin conditioning

Concerns to know

  • Well tolerated

    No significant safety concern is reported for this ingredient as used in cosmetics.

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