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Malpighia glabra fruit

CAS 223747-63-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Malpighia glabra fruit in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Malpighia glabra fruit extract”.

Also known as Malpighia glabra fruit extract · Malpighia glabra fruit juice · Acerola · Malpighia glabra, ext. · Malpighia glabra (acerola) fruit · Malpighia punicifolia (acerola) fruit

Show all 26 names

Acerola (malpighia glabra) fruit · Barbados cherry (malpighia glabra) fruit · Bunchosia parvifolia fruit · Malpighia biflora fruit · Malpighia dicipiens fruit · Malpighia fallax fruit · Malpighia glabra (acerola) fruit extract · Malpighia lucida fruit · Malpighia myrtoides fruit · Malpighia neumanniana fruit · Malpighia nitida fruit · Malpighia peruviana fruit · Malpighia punicifolia (acerola) fruit extract · Malpighia punicifolia fruit · Malpighia semeruco fruit · Malpighia undulata fruit · Malpighia uniflora fruit · Malpighia virgata fruit · West indian cherry (malpighia glabra) fruit · Malpighia glabra (acerola) fruit juice

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Malpighia Glabra Fruit is the fruit Acerola, Malpighia glabra L., Malpighiaceae.

  • 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. Malpighia glabra fruit appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive3 entries
    • Malpighia Glabra Fruit is the fruit Acerola, Malpighia glabra L., MalpighiaceaeSource →
    • Malpighia Glabra Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit Acerola, Malpighia glabra L., MalpighiaceaeSource →
    • Malpighia Glabra Fruit Juice is the juice expressed from the fruit of Acerola, Malpighia glabra L., MalpighiaceaeSource →
  • 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 Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Malpighia glabra fruit. 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 Malpighia glabra fruit 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

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    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.

Where it has been recorded

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

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

Skin conditioningConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

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