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Pongamia glabra root extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Pongamia glabra root extract in plain language

What it is

Also known as Pongamia pinnata root · Honge root · Indian beech root · Karanja root · Karum tree root · Naktamala root

Show all 23 names

Pongam root · Pongame oiltree root · Pongamia xerocarpa root · Poonga oil tree root · Pungai root · Cytisus pinnatus root · Dalbergia arborea root · Derris indica root · Galedupa indica root · Galedupa pinnata root · Galedupa pungum root · Millettia novo-guineensis root · Millettia pinnata root · Pongamia glabra root · Pongamia mitis root · Pterocarpus flavus root · Robinia mitis root

What it does

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

  • 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. Pongamia glabra root 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 →
  • EUCosIngActivePongamia Glabra Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Pongamia glabra, Fabaceae
    • Pongamia Glabra Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Pongamia glabra, FabaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Pongamia 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 Pongamia 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.