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Spruce oil

CAS 8008-80-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Spruce oil in plain language

What it is

Also known as Hemlock (spruce) needles and twigs oil (picea mariana) · Picea mariana leaf oil · Abies denticulata leaf oil · Abies mariana leaf oil · Abies nigra leaf oil · Black spruce leaf oil

Show all 22 names

Bog spruce leaf oil · Picea brevifolia leaf oil · Picea mariana leaf volatile oil · Picea nigra leaf oil · Pinus abies var. mariana leaf oil · Pinus denticulata leaf oil · Pinus mariana leaf oil · Pinus nigra leaf oil · Shortleaf black spruce leaf oil · Swamp spruce leaf oil · Picea oil · Spruce needles and twigs, oil (picea spp.) · Spruce needle and twig oil · Spruce oil (Tsuga and Picea spp.) · Black Spruce oil · Tsuga oil

What it does

Used in consumer products as a fragrance ingredient, a flavouring and a deodorant.

  • Fragrance
  • Flavouring
  • Deodorant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Spruce oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • 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 Deodorizer, Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Spruce oil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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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

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Spruce oil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

6

Typical roles

FragranceFlavouringDeodorant
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Catalog

Found in these products

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