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Oregano oil

CAS 862374-92-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Oregano oil in plain language

What it is

Also known as oregano Essential oil · Origanum vulgare Essential oils · oregano Essential oils · Herb-Mos Oregano · Oils, essential, pot marjoram · Oils, wild marjoram leaf

Show all 9 names

Oregano oils · origanum vulgare leaf oil · origanum vulgare oil

What it does

Used in consumer products as a deodorant and a refreshing agent.

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

Regulation

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

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 55 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, refreshing.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 55 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, refreshing.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated November 2015

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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 Oregano oil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

55

Named organisations

6

Personal care

Typical roles

DeodorantRefreshing
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Catalog

Found in these products

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