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Sorbus aucuparia seed oil

CAS 84776-90-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sorbus aucuparia seed oil in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Sorbus aucuparia fruit extract”.

Also known as Sorbus aucuparia fruit extract · Sorbus aucuparia fruit/leaf extract · Extract of mountain ash · Aucuparia sylvestris seed oil · European moutain ash seed oil · European rowan seed oil

Show all 22 names

Mespilus aucuparia seed oil · Moutain ash seed oil · Pyrenia aucuparia seed oil · Pyrus aucuparia seed oil · Pyrus rossica seed oil · Quickbeam seed oil · Rowan seed oil · Sorbus altaica seed oil · Sorbus amurensis seed oil · Sorbus anadyrensis seed oil · Sorbus boissieri seed oil · Sorbus camschatcensis seed oil · Sorbus glabrata seed oil · Sorbus moravica seed oil · Sorbus pohuashanensis seed oil · Sorbus polaris seed oil

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a humectant, an emollient and a skin-conditioning agent. Sorbus Aucuparia Extract is an extract of the berries of the Mountain Ash, Sorbus aucuparia L., Rosaceae.

  • Humectant
  • Emollient
  • Skin conditioning
  • Anti-seborrheic
  • Hair conditioning
  • Nail conditioning
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sorbus aucuparia seed oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive3 entries
    • Sorbus Aucuparia Extract is an extract of the berries of the Mountain Ash, Sorbus aucuparia L., RosaceaeSource →
    • Sorbus Aucuparia Fruit/Leaf Extract is the extract of the fruit and leaves of Sorbus aucuparia, Rosaceae.Source →
    • Sorbus Aucuparia Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the Mountain Ash, Sorbus aucuparia L., RosaceaeSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Softener and conditioner, Anti-dandruff.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Softener and conditioner, Anti-dandruff.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sorbus aucuparia seed oil. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Sorbus aucuparia seed oil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Sorbus aucuparia seed oil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

HumectantEmollientSkin conditioningAnti-seborrheicHair conditioningNail conditioning
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