OCIMUM AMERICANUM LEAF/STEM OIL
Ocimum Americanum Leaf/Stem Oil is the volatile oil derived from the leaves and stems of Ocimum americanum L., Lamiaceae
OCIMUM AMERICANUM LEAF/STEM 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 is a composite INCI name with 2 named source-material segments. Each segment must be reconciled with the supplier specification.
- Identity type from wording
- composite
- Preparation or form
- OIL
- Stated biological parts
- LEAF, STEM
- Named source segments
- 2
Review parsed source-name segments
- OCIMUM AMERICANUM LEAF
- STEM 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.
Ocimum americanum
acceptedL.
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Ocimum
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Inventory details for OCIMUM AMERICANUM LEAF/STEM OIL
INCI name
OCIMUM AMERICANUM LEAF/STEM OIL
Description
Ocimum Americanum Leaf/Stem Oil is the volatile oil derived from the leaves and stems of Ocimum americanum L., Lamiaceae
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 84578
- Imported identity
- OCIMUM AMERICANUM LEAF/STEM OIL
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for OCIMUM AMERICANUM LEAF/STEM 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
Ocimum americanum
American basilhoary basilLime Basil
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.
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How OCIMUM AMERICANUM LEAF/STEM OIL appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists OCIMUM AMERICANUM LEAF/STEM 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.
OCIMUM AMERICANUM LEAF/STEM 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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Source note for OCIMUM AMERICANUM LEAF/STEM OIL
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for OCIMUM AMERICANUM LEAF/STEM 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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