Liquidambar styraciflua oil and extract (styrax)

Liquidambar styraciflua oil and extract (styrax) in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Liquidambar styraciflua balsam extract”.

Also known as Liquidambar styraciflua balsam extract · Liquidambar styraciflua oil

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Liquidambar styraciflua oil and extract (styrax) yet.

Is it a concern?

High concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is restricted in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Liquidambar styraciflua oil and extract (styrax) is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — restricted

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

• EU Annex III — restricted
• EU restricted in cosmetics

• EU·EC

  Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Maximum concentration: 0.6%

  restricted
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• EU·CosIng·ActiveCosmetics Regulation annex III / ref 181.

  • Cosmetics Regulation annex III / ref 181.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Liquidambar styraciflua oil and extract (styrax). 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.