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GUAIACUM SANCTUM GUM OIL

Guaiacum Sanctum Gum Oil is an essential oil obtained from the gum of the plant, Guaiacum sanctum L., Zygophyllaceae

GUAIACUM SANCTUM GUM OIL is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.

Regulatory evidence by market

No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.

That describes this inventory, not the law. No imported rule is not evidence that an ingredient is permitted: a rule may exist under another name or identifier, or in a dataset not yet imported here.

What the official INCI name states

The official label identifies a biological source material and its stated preparation or plant part.

Identity type from wording
biological_material
Preparation or form
OIL
Scientific-name candidates to verify against the supplier specification
Guaiacum sanctum

This structure is derived only from the official label wording. It does not establish composition, concentration, chemical equivalence, safety or regulatory permission.

Verified source-organism taxonomy

Exact scientific names from the INCI wording matched the immutable Catalogue of Life release shown here.

2026-07-17 XR

Guaiacum sanctum

accepted

L.

Rank
species
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Zygophyllaceae
Genus
Guaiacum
Gaiac femelle (Haiti)Guayacan bastardoGuayacan blanco (CubaGuayacancilloHolywood lignumvitaePuerto Rico)Vera (Dominican Republic)Roughbark Lignum-vitae
Open Catalogue of Life record

Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.

Inventory details for GUAIACUM SANCTUM GUM OIL

INCI name

GUAIACUM SANCTUM GUM OIL

Description

Guaiacum Sanctum Gum Oil is an essential oil obtained from the gum of the plant, Guaiacum sanctum L., Zygophyllaceae

Record provenance

Inventory reference
40104
Imported identity
GUAIACUM SANCTUM GUM OIL
Source update
02/03/2011
European Commission CosIng source notes

Key data

Restriction
Function
PERFUMING
Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.

Other ingredients from the same source

Guaiacum sanctum

Roughbark Lignum-vitaeguaiacumholywood

1 other ingredient in this inventory names the same organism. Sharing a source is not sharing an identity: a leaf extract, a seed oil and a ferment are different materials with different specifications.

Records sharing a CAS or EC identity

Ingredients with overlapping formulation functions

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How GUAIACUM SANCTUM GUM OIL appears in the CosIng inventory

The CosIng inventory lists GUAIACUM SANCTUM GUM OIL as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.

GUAIACUM SANCTUM GUM OIL is also tagged with 1 cosmetic function in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.

Frequently asked questions

GUAIACUM SANCTUM GUM OIL is listed in the EU CosIng ingredient inventory with no direct annex restriction records linked at this time. Absence of an annex link does not guarantee unrestricted use — always verify against the current official CosIng database before formulating.

According to the EU CosIng inventory, GUAIACUM SANCTUM GUM OIL carries the following function designation(s):

CAS 91723-40-9 may appear across multiple EU annex records. Viewing the CAS lookup page shows all Annex II–VI entries sharing this identifier, which is useful for identifying cross-annex regulatory status of the same chemical substance.

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Source note for GUAIACUM SANCTUM GUM OIL

This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for GUAIACUM SANCTUM GUM OIL from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.

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