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European gooseberry

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

European gooseberry in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Ribes grossularia fruit extract”.

Also known as Ribes grossularia fruit extract · European gooseberry fruit · Ribes grossularia fruit · Ribes reclinatum fruit · Ribes uva-crispa fruit · Ribes uva-crispa fruit extract

Show all 9 names

Ae-gooseberry · Allergenic extract- gooseberry ribes grossularia · Food - plant source, gooseberry ribes grossularia

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a moisturiser. Ribes Grossularia Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Gooseberry, Ribes grossularia L., Saxifragaceae.

  • Moisturising
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. European gooseberry appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveRibes Grossularia Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Gooseberry, Ribes grossularia L., Saxifragaceae
    • Ribes Grossularia Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Gooseberry, Ribes grossularia L., SaxifragaceaeSource →
  • 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 European gooseberry. 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 European gooseberry 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

    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.