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Corn bran

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Corn bran in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Zea mays bran extract”.

Also known as Zea mays bran extract · Zea mays (corn) bran extract · Corn bran fiber · Zea mays subsp. mays bran

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Zea Mays Bran Extract is the extract of the bran of the Corn, Zea mays L., Poaceae.

  • 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. Corn bran 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 →
  • EUCosIngActiveZea Mays Bran Extract is the extract of the bran of the Corn, Zea mays L., Poaceae
    • Zea Mays Bran Extract is the extract of the bran of the Corn, Zea mays L., PoaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Corn bran. 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 Corn bran 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.