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Small cranberry

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Small cranberry in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Vaccinium oxycoccos fruit extract”.

Also known as Vaccinium oxycoccos fruit extract · Common cranberry fruit · Cranberry (vaccinium oxycoccos) · European cranberry fruit · Mossberry fruit · Northern cranberry fruit

Show all 20 names

Oxycoccus hagerupii fruit · Oxycoccus intermedius fruit · Oxycoccus microcarpos fruit · Oxycoccus ovalifolius fruit · Oxycoccus oxycoccos fruit · Oxycoccus palustris fruit · Oxycoccus quadripetalus fruit · Small cranberry fruit · Vaccinium microcarpos fruit · Vaccinium oxycoccos · Vaccinium oxycoccos fruit · Vaccinium oxycoccus fruit · Vaccinium oxycoccus fruit extract · Vaccinium palustre fruit

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Vaccinium Oxycoccos Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Vaccinium oxycoccos, Ericaceae.

  • 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. Small cranberry appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveVaccinium Oxycoccos Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Vaccinium oxycoccos, Ericaceae
    • Vaccinium Oxycoccos Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Vaccinium oxycoccos, EricaceaeSource →
  • 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 Small cranberry. 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 Small cranberry 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

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • 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.

Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Small cranberry are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Small cranberry; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.