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Smilax glabra root extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Smilax glabra root extract in plain language

What it is

Also known as Smilacis glabrae rhizoma · Smilax glabra rhizome · Smilax rhizome · Smilax glabra tuber · Chinese smilax tuber · Glabrous greenbrier rhizome

Show all 18 names

Glabrous greenbrier tuber · Guang ye ba qia tuber · Local poria · Smilacis rhizoma · Smilax blinii tuber · Smilax dunniana tuber · Smilax hookeri tuber · Smilax lanceolata tuber · Smilax mengmaensis tuber · Smilax trigona tuber · Tu fu ling · Tufuling

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Smilax Glabra Root Extract is an extract of roots of Smilax glabra, Liliaceae.

  • 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. Smilax glabra root extract 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 →
  • EUCosIngActiveSmilax Glabra Root Extract is an extract of roots of Smilax glabra, Liliaceae
    • Smilax Glabra Root Extract is an extract of roots of Smilax glabra, LiliaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Smilax glabra root 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 Smilax glabra root 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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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.