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FOENICULUM VULGARE OIL

Last update on Jul 3, 2025

Foeniculum Vulgare Oil, also known as Fennel Oil, is an essential oil known for its cleansing, antioxidant, and skin-conditioning properties. It helps loosen dead skin cells, making it easier to scrub them off and resulting in brighter-looking and fresh skin. This oil has amazing medicinal properties and has been used for a long time to treat skin conditions. It contains anethol, phellandrene, anisaldehyde, and anisic acid which give the oil plenty of valuable advantages. Foeniculum Vulgare Oil not only protects the skin but enhances the overall appearance by reducing wrinkles and tightening the pores. Its characteristic sweet scent makes it a useful addition to beauty products.

CAS Number: 8006-84-6Chem/IUPAC Name: Foeniculum Vulgare Oil EINECS/ELINCS No: 296-407-8COSING REF No: 33945

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CaribNat™ 7000

by Caribbean Natural

INCI: HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED OIL | ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS LEAF OIL | FOENICULUM VULGARE OIL
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SWEET FENNEL (OIL) ESSENTIAL OIL

by Bela Vizago Nature

INCI: FOENICULUM VULGARE OIL
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Fennel Oil, ORGANIC, sweet

by SanaBio

INCI: FOENICULUM VULGARE OIL
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What is FOENICULUM VULGARE OIL used for?

Foeniculum Vulgare Oil has many benefits for the skin and hair - making it popular in the beauty industry. Its rich composition gives the oil numerous properties that ensure good skin and hair health.

Skin care: Foeniculum Vulgare Oil is an essential oil with astringent and antioxidant properties. It fights wrinkles and tones the skin to give a youthful appearance. This oil is also a good conditioner that softens the skin and is often added to lotions, anti-aging creams, cleansers, and toners. The fragrance of Foeniculum Vulgare Oil is soothing and elevates the sensory appeal of skin care products.

Hair care: Foeniculum Vulgare Oil has amazing benefits on hair and can often be found in shampoos, conditioners, scalp treatments, and hair masks. Its antimicrobial properties detoxify the scalp and reduce dandruff. This essential oil is also known to stimulate hair growth and strengthen hair strands.

Origin

Foeniculum Vulgare Oil comes from the dried seeds of the fennel plant through the steam distillation method. This process ensures that the bioactive compounds of this essential oil remain intact. After extraction, the oil is purified and standardized for use in cosmetics. Foeniculum Vulgare Oil appears as a light to amber colored liquid in its raw form.

What does FOENICULUM VULGARE OIL do in a formulation?

ASTRINGENT|
SKIN CONDITIONING|
SOOTHING|
CLEANSING|
ANTIOXIDANT|
PERFUMING|
ANTIMICROBIAL|
ANTIDANDRUFF|
HAIR CONDITIONING

Safety Profile

Foeniculum Vulgare Oil is safe for use up to the recommended concentrations of 0.2%. Being an essential oil, it is very important to dilute this ingredient before use. Higher concentrations may lead to skin irritation, sensitization, and other side effects. This oil may increase skin sensitivity to sunlight and therefore sunscreen should be applied after using products containing Foeniculum Vulgare Oil. Patch testing new products minimizes the risks of potential allergies.

FOENICULUM VULGARE OIL technical profile

PropertyValues

Boiling Point

227°C

Melting Point

5°C

pH

Neutral

Solubility

Insoluble in water; soluble in oil

Viscosity

Low to medium

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