# THYME OIL

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid0051449
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: Preservative, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Skin conditioning, Skin protecting, Tonic
Identifier: DTXSID0051449

> THYME OIL: Used in cosmetics as a preservative, an antimicrobial and an antioxidant. Thymus Vulgaris Extract is the extract of the whole plant of the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae Syn. Taimu Yu (JAN). EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. Compiled from 7 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Thymus Vulgaris Extract is the extract of the whole plant of the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae
Syn. Taimu Yu (JAN)
- EU: Active — Thymus Vulgaris Extract is an extract of the flowers and leaves of the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae
- EU: Active — Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers and leaves of the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae
- EU: Active — Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract is the extract of the leaves, flowers and stems of  the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae
- EU: Active — Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae
- EU: Active — Thymus Vulgaris Leaf is a plant material derived from the dried, crushed leaves of the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae
- EU: Active — Thymus Vulgaris Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae
- EU: Active — Thymus Vulgaris Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Thymus vulgaris, Lamiaceae
- EU: Active — Thymus Vulgaris Leaf Water Extract is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the leaves of the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae
- EU: Active — Thymus Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the leaves and stems of Thymus vulgaris (Lamiaceae).
- EU: Active — Thymus Vulgaris Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the whole plant of the Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Deodorizer, Humectant.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 0.1 %w/w
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/59746
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated February 8, 2019): https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/fdcc/?set=FoodSubstances
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (updated 2026-01-09): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/inactive-ingredients-database-download
- FDA National Drug Code Directory (updated 2026-12-31): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/national-drug-code-directory-support-files
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:2UK410MY6B

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