Cocus Nucifera

The Basics On Cocus Nucifera

What is Cocus Nucifera?

What are other names for Cocus Nucifera?

ACIDULATED COCONUT SOAPSTOCK; COCONUT ACIDULATED SOAPSTOCK; COCONUT EXTRACT, COCONUT ABSOLUTE, COCONUT FATTY ACID TRIGLYCERIDE, COCONUT OIL, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, COCOS NUCIFERA OIL, and COPRA OIL

What is Cocus Nucifera used for?

Cocos Nucifera also detoxify the skin by pulling out toxins that helps get rid of acne. It has antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties that help soothe inflammation, fight acne infections and palliates red dry skin that can cause acne.

How Cocus Nucifera is classified

Plant Extracts, Emollients

Recommendations for using Cocus Nucifera during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Limited data suggests no known risk

 

Cocus Nucifera During Pregnancy

What we know about using Cocus Nucifera while pregnant or breastfeeding

Limited information available.

Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract The potential reproductive toxicity of an alcoholic extract of Cocos nucifera fruit was tested in two groups of male albino mice (8/group). 34 A negative control group was administered saline; and test groups 1 and 2 were given 125 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg of the alcoholic extract, respectively, of coconut fruit for 15 days. There was a significant (p < 0.01) increase in relative testicular weight/ body weight in test group 1 compared to the control group. However, test group 2 showed a significant decrease in testis weight/body weight compared to the control group and test group 1. Also, an increase in sperm concentration was noted in male mice administered 125 mg/kg of coconut fruit extract. No other effects regarding treated were observed. Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Liquid Endosperm The reproductive effects of coconut water were studied in male Wistar rats (5/group). 35 The first group was given 20 ml/kg of distilled water and served as the control. Group 2 was orally administered 20 ml/kg of corn oil, group 3 was given 20 ml/kg of coconut water, group 4 was administered 200 mg/kg of danazol (a synthetic androgen), and group 5 was given 200 mg/kg of danazol and 20 ml/kg coconut water. The rats received the test materials daily for 6 weeks. The rats showed a significant (p < 0.05) increase in sperm count, sperm motility, and sperm viability in groups 3 and 5 while a significant reduction in these variables was observed in group 4. A significant increase in luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and testosterone levels were observed in groups 3 and 5 when compared with group 4. All test groups showed a significant increase in reduced glutathione, total protein, and a significant reduction in malondialdehyde in testicular homogenates, when compared with the control and corn oil groups. In another study, groups of 5 gravid female albino rats were used to investigate the reproductive effects of coconut water. 36 Starting the day after the rats were mated, the animals were dosed for 21 days (entire gestation period) as follows: group 1 (the control group) was given 1.0 ml/100 g of distilled water; group 2 was given 0.5 ml/100 g of coconut water; group 3 received 1.0 ml/100 g coconut water; and group 4 was administered 2.0 ml/100 g coconut water. The rats were weighed on days 1, 7, 14, and 21. Rats underwent laparotomy on day 10 of pregnancy, and upon delivery, the fetuses were evaluated. An increase in body weight was noted in pregnant female rat of all dose groups compared to the control. No other effects regarding treated female rats and offspring were observed.

General safety info about Cocus Nucifera from CIR

Most of the Cocos nucifera (coconut)-derived ingredients detailed in this safety assessment are reported to function in cosmetics as skin-conditioning agents, while some are reported to have other functions, such as humectants, abrasives, and hair conditioning agents, according to the web-based based International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook (wINCI; Dictionary; Table 1).1 Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Liquid Endosperm is reported to function only as a fragrance ingredient. The CIR does not review ingredients that function only as fragrance ingredients because, as fragrances, the safety of these ingredients is evaluated by the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM); therefore, a query to RIFM about the review status of this ingredient is currently being conducted. This assessment of the safety of the following 9 coconut-derived ingredients is based on the data contained in this report: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Flower Extract Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit/Fruit Juice Extract Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Juice Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Powder Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Water Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Liquid Endosperm Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Shell Powder The Panel has reviewed the safety of some of the components of these ingredients. In 1986, CIR first issued a final report on the safety of Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Coconut Acid, Hydrogenated Coconut Acid, and Hydrogenated Coconut Oil; the Panel concluded that the ingredients are safe for use as cosmetic ingredients. 2 In 2011, CIR published a report on the safety of Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil and related ingredients with a conclusion that the ingredients are safe for use as cosmetic ingredients. 3 Finally, the CIR Expert Panel reviewed the safety of plant-derived fatty acids; the Panel concluded that the 244 plant-derived fatty acid oils, including Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil and Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Seed Butter, are safe in present practices of use and concentration.4 This safety assessment includes relevant published and unpublished data that are available for each endpoint that is evaluated. Published data are identified by conducting an exhaustive search of the world’s literature. Due to the paucity of published safety and toxicity data on these ingredients, this report includes summary information included in technical dossiers, when appropriate. 5 A listing of the search engines and websites that are used and the sources that are typically explored, as well as the endpoints that CIR typically evaluates, are provided on the CIR website (https://www.cirsafety.org/supplementaldoc/preliminary-search-engines-and-websites; https://www.cir-safety.org/supplementaldoc/cir-reportformat-outline). Unpublished data are provided by the cosmetics industry, as well as by other interested parties. Botanicals, such as Cocos nucifera-derived ingredients, may contain hundreds of constituents, some of which may have the potential to cause toxic effects. In this assessment, CIR is reviewing the potential toxicity of each of the botanical ingredients as a whole, complex mixture. CIR is not reviewing the potential toxicity of the individual constituents. Additionally, some of the ingredients reviewed in this safety assessment are consumed as food, and daily exposure from food use would result in much larger systemic exposures than those from use in cosmetic products. Therefore, the primary focus of the safety assessment of these ingredients as used in cosmetics is on the potential for effects from topical exposure. Included in this safety assessment is data on a tradename mixture containing 20% Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract and 80% Lactobacillus. It is yet unclear if this supplier is providing a fermentation product of Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract, or a true mixture of two different cosmetic ingredients. Note: In many of the published studies, it is not known how the substance being tested compares to the cosmetic ingredient. Therefore, if it is not known whether the chemicals being discussed are cosmetic ingredients, the test substances will be identified simply as ‚Äúcoconut extract‚Äù or ‚ÄúCocos nucifera extract,‚Äù using lowercase and/or appropriate italicization to identify genus and species. If it is known that the substance is a cosmetic ingredient, the International Nomenclature Committee (INC) terminology ‚ÄúCocos Nucifera (Coconut) ‚Ķ‚Äù (e.g. Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract) will be used. Also, often in the published literature, the specific identities of the ingredients were not discerned (specifically, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Liquid Endosperm or coconut water). If it is not known how the substances being tested in these studies compare to the cosmetic ingredients being reviewed in this assessment, the terminology used in the study (e.g., ‚Äúcoconut water‚Äù) will be used. However, if it can be discerned that the data are on coconut liquid endosperm, the INCI name (Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Liquid Endosperm) will be used in place of coconut water.

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