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Quercus suber bark

CAS 61789-98-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Quercus suber bark in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cork · Cork oak · Oak cork bark · Quercus cintrana bark · Quercus corticosa bark · Quercus mitis bark

Show all 12 names

Quercus occidentalis bark · Quercus sardoa bark · Quercus suber bark extract · Quercus subera bark · Quercus suberosa bark · Cork flour

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial, a skin-conditioning agent and an abrasive. Quercus Suber Bark is the bark of Quercus suber, Fagaceae.

  • Antimicrobial
  • Skin conditioning
  • Abrasive
  • Colorant
  • Binding
  • Bulking
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. Quercus suber bark appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveQuercus Suber Bark is the bark of Quercus suber, Fagaceae.
    • Quercus Suber Bark is the bark of Quercus suber, Fagaceae.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 29 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including product composition, design, Filler.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 29 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including product composition, design, Filler.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 Quercus suber bark. 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 Quercus suber bark 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 june 21, 2017

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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 Quercus suber bark in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

29

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsConstructionHome maintenance

Typical roles

AntimicrobialSkin conditioningAbrasiveColorantBindingBulking
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Quercus suber bark; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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