# QUERCUS SUBER BARK

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid401010850
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Antimicrobial, Skin conditioning, Abrasive, Colorant, Binding, Bulking
Identifier: DTXSID401010850

> QUERCUS SUBER BARK: Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial, a skin-conditioning agent and an abrasive. Quercus Suber Bark is the bark of Quercus suber, Fagaceae. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 29 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Construction. Compiled from 5 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 29 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Construction.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Quercus Suber Bark is the bark of Quercus suber, Fagaceae.
- US: commercial use observed — 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.
- 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/91715
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated june 21, 2017): https://living-future.org/declare-products/andor/
- 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 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:8R5219271Q

_Assessed by Greenveil._