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Limonia acidissima bark extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Limonia acidissima bark extract in plain language

What it is

Also known as Limonia acidissima bark · Limonia acidissima bark powder · Curd fruit bark · Elephant apple bark · Feronia limonia bark · Indian woodapple bark

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Kapittha bark · Monkey fruit bark

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a UV filter and a skin protectant. Limonia Acidissima Bark Extract is the extract of the bark obtained from the lemon tree, Limonia acidissima L., Rutaceae.

  • UV absorber
  • Skin protecting
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. Limonia acidissima bark extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveLimonia Acidissima Bark Extract is the extract of the bark obtained from the lemon tree, Limonia acidissima L., Rutaceae
    • Limonia Acidissima Bark Extract is the extract of the bark obtained from the lemon tree, Limonia acidissima L., RutaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Limonia acidissima bark extract. 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 Limonia acidissima bark extract 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

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • DairyContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

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.