Mink Oil

Mink Oil

AKA “Mustela Cera (EU), Mustela Oil (EU), Mustele Oil”

Essential Oil

Ingredient Facts

Mink oil

AKA: Mustela Cera (EU), Mustela Oil (EU), Mustele Oil

Essential Oil · Hair Conditioning · EWG: 4

Plant-Derived

Skin Conditioner

Hair Care

Essential Oil

Clean

A natural oil that deeply conditions and softens both hair and skin, leaving them nourished and smooth.

Family

Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family)

CAS #

8023-74-3

Form

Oil

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Functions

Hair Conditioning

A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.

Skin Conditioning

A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.

Locks in moisture

Traditional Use

Used historically by indigenous peoples and trappers who recognized mink oil's conditioning properties for leather and hair. Adopted in early 20th-century cosmetics as a luxurious emollient, though largely replaced by more sustainable alternatives in modern formulations.