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Atractylodes japonica root oil

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Atractylodes japonica root oil in plain language

What it is

Also known as Atractylodes lancea root oil · Atractyloides japonica root oil · Atractylodes lancea rhizome volatile oil · Acarna chinensis root oil · Atractylis chinensis root oil · Atractylis lancea root oil

Show all 15 names

Atractylis lyrata root oil · Atractylis ovata root oil · Atractylis pinnatifolia root oil · Atractylis separate root oil · Atractylodes chinensis root oil · Atractylodes erosodentata root oil · Atractylodes lyrata root oil · Atractylodes ovata root oil · Giraldia stapfii root oil

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a bleaching agent. Atractylodes Japonica Root Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the roots of Atractylodes japonica, Asteraceae.

  • Bleaching
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. Atractylodes japonica root oil 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 →
  • EUCosIngActiveAtractylodes Japonica Root Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the roots of Atractylodes japonica, Asteraceae.
    • Atractylodes Japonica Root Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the roots of Atractylodes japonica, Asteraceae.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Atractylodes japonica root oil. 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 Atractylodes japonica root oil 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.