COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS OIL
Commiphora Gileadensis (Balm of Gilead) Oil is the volatile oil derived from the whole plant, Commiphora gileadensis, Burseraceae.
COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS 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.
Commiphora gileadensis
accepted(L.) C.Chr.
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Genus
- Commiphora
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Inventory details for COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS OIL
INCI name
COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS OIL
Description
Commiphora Gileadensis (Balm of Gilead) Oil is the volatile oil derived from the whole plant, Commiphora gileadensis, Burseraceae.
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 95956
- Imported identity
- COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS OIL
- Source update
- 17/04/2018
Annex records for COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS OIL
Key data
No CAS number, and none is expected: this is a botanical or biological preparation rather than a single compound, and CAS numbers identify single substances. Identity rests on the source organism and the supplier specification.
- ANTIMICROBIAL
- Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
- ANTIOXIDANT
- Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.
- ASTRINGENT
- Contracting and/or tightening the skin.
- UV FILTER
- Exclusively or mainly intended to protect the skin and/or hair against certain UV radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering UV radiation. All authorised UV filters are substances in the positive list of Annex VI to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
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
Commiphora gileadensis
Mecca myrrhBalsam of Meccabalm-of-Gilead
4 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 COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS OIL appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS 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.
COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS OIL 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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Source note for COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS OIL
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS 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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