beauty
cleaning
pharma

Cinnamon

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cinnamon in plain language

What it is: Also known as Cinnamomum verum bark · Cinnamomum verum stem bark · Cinnamon (cinnamomum zeylanicum) · Cinnamon bark · Cinnamomum verum powder · Ceylon cinnamon
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Ae-cinnamon · Ceylon cinnamon bark · Cinnamomi ceylanici cortex · Cinnamon allergenic extract · Cinnamon preparation · Ground cinnamon · Spices, cinnamon, ground · True cinnamon bark · Tvak bark · Xi lan rou gui bark · Cinnamon ceylon · PC-129066 · Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark · Food - plant source, cinnamon cinnamomum verum · Allergenic extract- cinnamon cinnamomum zeylanicum · Cinnamomum · Cinnamomum verum inner bark · Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark powder · Cinnamomum zeylanicum inner bark · Food - plant source, cinnamon cinnamomum zeylanicum
What it does: We don't have a plain-language description for Cinnamon yet.
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Cinnamon appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: NASource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: ELIXIR; Potency: 10.5 mg/5mlSource →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 34 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 34 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 50 active drug products and 51 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 50 active drug products and 51 total products.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

6 data sources

Where this comes from

EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated November 2017
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2029-05-20
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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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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

ema.europa.eu

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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 FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Cinnamon in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Cinnamon in the catalog.