title: Final report on the safety assessment of Cocos nucifera (coconut) oil and related ingredients.
abstract: Cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, oil from the dried coconut fruit, is composed of 90% saturated triglycerides. It may function as a fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, or skin-conditioning agent and is reported in 626 cosmetics at concentrations from 0.0001% to 70%. The related ingredients covered in this assessment are fatty acids, and their hydrogenated forms, corresponding fatty alcohols, simple esters, and inorganic and sulfated salts of coconut oil. The salts and esters are expected to have similar toxicological profiles as the oil, its hydrogenated forms, and its constituent fatty acids. Coconut oil and related ingredients are safe as cosmetic ingredients in the practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment.
authors.affiliation: Cosmetic Ingredient Review, 1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 412, Washington, DC 20036, USA.
authors.forename: Christina L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Burnett
authors.forename: Wilma F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Bergfeld
authors.forename: Donald V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Belsito
authors.forename: Curtis D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Klaassen
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: Ronald C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Shank
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Slaga
authors.forename: Paul W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: F Alan
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000074263:Coconut Oil; D003059:Cocos / Q000737:chemistry*; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry; D018675:Toxicity Tests
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics; D010938:Plant Oils; D000074263:Coconut Oil