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Onion extract

CAS 8054-39-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Onion extract in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Allium cepa bulb extract”.

Also known as Allium cepa bulb extract · Allium cepa root extract · Onion · Allium cepa · Allium cepa bulb · Allium cepa (onion) root extract

Show all 44 names

Food - plant source, onion allium cepa (or cepa var. cepa) · Ae-onion · Allergenic extract- onion allium spp · Allii cepae bulbus · Allium angolense bulb · Allium aobanum bulb · Allium ascalonicum bulb · Allium cepa (onion) bulb extract · Allium cepa l. bulb · Allium cepa var. aggregatum bulb · Allium cepa var. ascalonicum bulb · Allium cepaeum bulb · Allium commune bulb · Allium cumaria bulb · Allium esculentum bulb · Allium napus bulb · Allium nigritanum bulb · Allium pauciflorum bulb · Ascalonicum sativum bulb · Cepa alba bulb · Cepa esculenta bulb · Cepa pallens bulb · Cepa rubra bulb · Cepa vulgaris bulb · Food - plant source, onion allium spp. · Garden onion · Garden onion bulb · Kepa esculenta bulb · Onion allergenic extract · Onion bulb · Onion bulb extract · Onion powder · Onions · Raw onions · Palandu · Porrum cepa bulb · Onion powder spices · allium cepa extract

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant and a skin-conditioning agent. Allium Cepa Bulb Extract is an extract of the bulbs of the Onion, Allium cepa L., Liliaceae.

  • Antioxidant
  • Skin conditioning
  • 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. Onion extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • EUCosIngActive2 entries
    • Allium Cepa Bulb Extract is an extract of the bulbs of the Onion, Allium cepa L., LiliaceaeSource →
    • Allium Cepa Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Onion, Allium cepa L., LiliaceaeSource →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Softener and conditioner.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Onion 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 Onion extract 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 july 18, 2012

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

Source records

1

Named organisations

4

Personal care

Typical roles

AntioxidantSkin conditioningConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Onion 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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