STYRAX BENZOIN GUM
Styrax Benzoin Gum is a balsamic resin obtained from the Benzoin, Styrax benzoin, Styracaceae. It is a product which may contain resin acids and their esters, terpenes, and oxidation or polymerisation products of these …
STYRAX BENZOIN GUM 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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Exact external identity check
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Inventory details for STYRAX BENZOIN GUM
INCI name
STYRAX BENZOIN GUM
Description
Styrax Benzoin Gum is a balsamic resin obtained from the Benzoin, Styrax benzoin, Styracaceae. It is a product which may contain resin acids and their esters, terpenes, and oxidation or polymerisation products of these terpenes
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 79300
- Imported identity
- STYRAX BENZOIN GUM
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for STYRAX BENZOIN GUM
Key data
- FILM FORMING
- Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
- FRAGRANCE
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- PERFUMING
- Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.
- SKIN CONDITIONING
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
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
Styrax benzoin
Sumatra benzointreestyraxtreeonycha
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 STYRAX BENZOIN GUM appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists STYRAX BENZOIN GUM 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.
STYRAX BENZOIN GUM is also tagged with 4 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 STYRAX BENZOIN GUM from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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