COTTON SEED OIL

📋 Quick facts

Description: COTTON SEED OIL — EMOLLIENT.

All Functions: EMOLLIENT

Quick Facts:

• Category: emollient
• Also Known As: GOSSYPIUM HERBACEUM SEED OIL
• Comedogenic Rating: 3/5

Proven Benefits At A Glance:

• Cotton seed oil naturally contains around 25% palmitic acid, a saturated fat
• Cotton seed oil contains multiple fatty acids including linolenic acid, stearic acid, and palmitoleic acid
• The fatty acid composition of cotton seed oil can be modified through selective breeding techniques
• Cotton seed oil has been used as a feedstock for biodiesel production
• Cotton seed oil contains cyclopropenoic acids, which can be used to detect adulteration in other products

📊 Comedogenicity

3/5

🛡️ Safety rating

Safety tier is a starting heuristic from regulatory status and comedogenic rating, not a dermatological verdict — see our Terms for the full disclaimer. Research confidence reflects how many real cited studies back this ingredient, not the strength of their findings.

🌍 Regulatory Status

💧 Skin Type Compatibility

Derived from this ingredient’s irritancy potential and comedogenicity rating against the needs of each skin type — e.g. oily and acne-prone skin are marked down for pore-clogging ingredients, sensitive skin for irritants. A starting heuristic, not a dermatological verdict.

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📚 Research & Evidence

🔬 The Science

Cotton seed oil is composed of various fatty acids with distinct properties. #1: Palmitic acid (a saturated fat) makes up approximately 25% of total fatty acids in conventional cotton seed oil, though researchers have successfully bred varieties where this reaches up to 65% through RNAi-mediated genetic modification (Plant Biotechnol J, 2017). The oil also naturally contains unsaturated fatty acids like linolenic acid, palmitoleic acid, and stearic acid (Sci Rep, 2024). #2: One notable characteristic of cotton seed oil is its presence of cyclopropenoic acids, which are distinctive markers that can be detected through chemical testing—researchers used this feature to differentiate genuine products from those adulterated with cotton seed oil (J Food Sci Technol, 2022).

#3: In terms of practical applications beyond skincare, waste cotton seed oil has been explored as a sustainable feedstock for biodiesel production; when purified and processed through transesterification, it can achieve high conversion yields (Bioengineering (Basel), 2020). The sources provided focus primarily on the oil’s agricultural production, chemical composition, and industrial uses rather than skincare benefits, so claims about its effects on skin are not supported by these particular research abstracts.

📄 Related Research

Matched by search — not necessarily verified support for every statement above.

• Butt M et al. (2024). Seed-specific expression of AtWRI1 enhanced the yield of cotton seed oil. Sci Rep.
• Atbhaiya Y et al. (2022). Methods to differentiate between cotton tract area ghee and cotton seed oil adulterated ghee. J Food Sci Technol.
• Djomdi et al. (2020). Purification and Valorization of Waste Cotton Seed Oil as an Alternative Feedstock for Biodiesel Production. Bioengineering (Basel).
• Unknown authors (1888). It Smells to Heaven: Hog’s Lard vs. Cotton Seed Oil. Daniels Tex Med J.
• Liu Q et al. (2017). Genetic enhancement of palmitic acid accumulation in cotton seed oil through RNAi down-regulation of ghKAS2 encoding β-ketoacyl-ACP synthase II (KASII). Plant Biotechnol J.

🧴 Products Containing COTTON SEED OIL

• 3 chênes, 3 chênes Beauty belleza oleo-proteique complex color & soin 6 G blond foncé doré
• Les 3 Chênes Color & Soin 5G Light Golden
• L’Oréal, L’Oreal Consumer products, Garnier, Ambre Solaire Huile après-soleil & après-vacances
• hamol Shaving Cream