# OATMEAL

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid20109185
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, pharma
Functions: Antioxidant, Emollient, Skin conditioning, Abrasive, Astringent, Hair conditioning
Identifier: DTXSID20109185

> OATMEAL: Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant, an emollient and a skin-conditioning agent. Avena Sativa Bran is the broken coat of the kernels of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 20/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 7 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 20/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 42 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Personal care.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Avena Sativa Bran is the broken coat of the kernels of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae
- EU: Active — Avena Sativa Bran Extract is an extract of the bran of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae
- EU: Active — Avena Sativa Flower/Leaf/Stem Juice is the juice expressed from the flowers, leaves and stems of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae
- EU: Active — Avena Sativa Kernel Extract is an extract of the kernels of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae
- EU: Active — Avena Sativa Kernel Flour is is the powder obtained by the fine grinding of the kernels of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae
- EU: Active — Avena Sativa Kernel Meal is a coarse meal obtained by the grinding of the kernels of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae
- EU: Active — Avena Sativa Kernel Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the kernels of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae
- EU: Active — Avena Sativa Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae
- EU: Active — Avena Sativa Leaf/Stalk Extract is the extract of the leaves and stalks of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae
- EU: Active — Avena Sativa Leaf/Stem Extract is the extract of leaves and stems of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae
- EU: Active — Avena Sativa Meal Extract is an extract of the meal of the Oat, Avena sativa L., Poaceae
- EU: Active — Avena Sativa Peptide is the peptide fraction isolated from the Oat, Avena Sativa L., Poaceae, Protein Extract by ultra-membrane filtration
- EU: EFSA opinion — Safety of use of oat lecithin as a food additive (EFSA FAF)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 42 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Absorbent, Viscosity modifier.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 224 active drug products and 229 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.
- 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.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): Safety of use of oat lecithin as a food additive (EFSA FAF) — 2020 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5969.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/32028
- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-04): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated november 26, 2012): https://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners/6441-AttitudeSensitiveSkinNaturalAllPurposeCleaner
- 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 National Drug Code Directory (updated 2028-01-31): 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:8PI54V663Y

_Assessed by Greenveil._