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Okra

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Okra in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Abelmoschus esculentus fruit extract”.

Also known as Abelmoschus esculentus fruit extract · Abelmoschus esculentus fruit · Allergenic extract- okra abelomoschus esculentus · Abelmoschus esculentus immature fruit · Ae-okra · Food - plant source, okra abelomoschus esculentus

Show all 18 names

Gumbo fruit · Hibiscus esculentus fruit · Hibiscus esculentus fruit extract · Hibiscus longifolius fruit · Kacang bendi fruit · Kisturilatika fruit · Lady's fingers fruit · Okra allergenic extract · Okra fruit · Okra pod · Raw okra · Quiabo fruit

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Abelmoschus Esculentus Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of Abelmoschus esculentus, Malvaceae.

  • Skin conditioning
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

Regulation

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

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveAbelmoschus Esculentus Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of Abelmoschus esculentus, Malvaceae
    • Abelmoschus Esculentus Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of Abelmoschus esculentus, MalvaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

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

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

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.

Catalog

Found in these products

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

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Okra in the catalog.