CYMBOPOGON NARDUS OIL
Cymbopogon Nardus Oil is the essential oil obtained by direct steam-distillation of the dried fresh grass citronella, Cymbopogon nardus (L.), Gramineae
CYMBOPOGON NARDUS 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.
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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
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.
Cymbopogon nardus
accepted(L.) Rendle
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cymbopogon
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Inventory details for CYMBOPOGON NARDUS OIL
INCI name
CYMBOPOGON NARDUS OIL
Description
Cymbopogon Nardus Oil is the essential oil obtained by direct steam-distillation of the dried fresh grass citronella, Cymbopogon nardus (L.), Gramineae
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 75417
- Imported identity
- CYMBOPOGON NARDUS OIL
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for CYMBOPOGON NARDUS OIL
Key data
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
Other ingredients from the same source
Cymbopogon nardus
giant turpentine grassTambutiSyrian Nard
3 other ingredients in this inventory name 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.
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How CYMBOPOGON NARDUS OIL appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists CYMBOPOGON NARDUS 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.
CYMBOPOGON NARDUS OIL is also tagged with 2 cosmetic functions 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.
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This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for CYMBOPOGON NARDUS 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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