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Ostrea edulis extract

CAS 94465-79-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ostrea edulis extract in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Ostrea shell extract”.

Also known as Ostrea shell extract · Ostrea shell powder · Oyster extract · Oyster shell extract · Oyster shell powder · European flat oyster

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Ostrea Edulis Extract (EU) · Ostrea Shell Powder (EU),Powdered Oyster Shell

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and an abrasive. Ostrea Edulis Extract is an extract of the flesh of the Oyster, Ostrea edulis.

  • Skin conditioning
  • Abrasive
  • Conditioner
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. Ostrea edulis extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive6 entries
    • Ostrea Edulis Extract is an extract of the flesh of the Oyster, Ostrea edulisSource →
    • Ostrea Shell Extract is an extract of the shells of the oyster, Ostrea edulis.Source →
    • Ostrea Shell Powder is a powder obtained from the shells of the Oyster, Ostrea edulisSource →
    • Oyster Extract is the extract of the meat of the oysters, Pinctada martensii , or Crassostrea gigas.Source →
    • Oyster Shell Extract is the extract of the shells of the pearl oyster, Pinctada martensii.Source →
    • Oyster Shell Powder is the powder obtained from dried, ground oyster shells.Source →
  • 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 Abrasive, Softener and conditioner, No specific technical function.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Softener and conditioner, No specific technical function.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Ostrea edulis extract. 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 Ostrea edulis extract yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 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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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • MolluscsContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

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 Ostrea edulis extract in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

2

Typical roles

Skin conditioningAbrasiveConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Ostrea edulis extract are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Ostrea edulis extract; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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