{
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "id": "oakmoss-absolute",
 "type": "Material",
 "version": 1,
 "updated": "2026-09-30",
 "station": 2,
 "confidence": "A",
 "sources": [
  "EU-2017-1410",
  "IFRA-067",
  "EU-2009-1223"
 ],
 "notes": "IFRA calls it \"Oakmoss extracts\" (synonyms: oakmoss absolute, Evernia prunastri extract); EU law \"Oak moss extract / Evernia prunastri extract\".",
 "name": {
  "value": "oakmoss absolute (oak moss extract)",
  "evidence": "documented",
  "source": "IFRA-067",
  "where": "docs/sources/IFRA-067-oakmoss-extracts.md:20",
  "quote": "Synonyms: Oakmoss absolute Evernia absolute Evernia prunastri, ext.",
  "confidence": "A"
 },
 "kind": {
  "value": "natural",
  "evidence": "perfumery convention",
  "source": null,
  "where": null,
  "confidence": "B",
  "note": "an extract of a lichen"
 },
 "botanical": {
  "value": "evernia-prunastri",
  "evidence": "documented",
  "source": "EU-2017-1410",
  "where": "docs/sources/EU-2017-1410-hicc-atranol-prohibited.md:17",
  "quote": "The SCCS indicated in its opinion of 26-27 June 2012 that atranol and chloroatranol are natural components of oak tree moss (Evernia prunastri) and treemoss (Evernia furfuracea) extracts regulated in entry 91 and 92, respectively, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.",
  "confidence": "A"
 },
 "part": {
  "value": "the lichen itself",
  "evidence": "perfumery convention",
  "source": null,
  "where": null,
  "confidence": "C",
  "note": "no filed source names the part; the extract is of the whole lichen by the trade’s convention"
 },
 "extraction": {
  "value": "solvent-extraction",
  "evidence": "perfumery convention",
  "source": null,
  "where": null,
  "confidence": "B",
  "note": "an absolute is the product of solvent extraction by the trade’s convention; no filed source describes oakmoss’s"
 },
 "grade": {
  "value": null,
  "evidence": null,
  "source": null,
  "where": null,
  "confidence": null,
  "note": "no grade on record"
 },
 "descriptors": {
  "value": [
   "mossy"
  ],
  "evidence": "perfumery convention",
  "source": null,
  "where": null,
  "confidence": "B",
  "note": "the trade’s word for the material; no filed source describes its smell"
 },
 "descriptor_links": [
  {
   "as_used": "mossy",
   "descriptor": "mossy"
  }
 ],
 "constituents": [
  {
   "molecule": "atranol",
   "identity": {
    "value": true,
    "evidence": "documented",
    "source": "EU-2017-1410",
    "where": "docs/sources/EU-2017-1410-hicc-atranol-prohibited.md:17",
    "quote": "The SCCS indicated in its opinion of 26-27 June 2012 that atranol and chloroatranol are natural components of oak tree moss (Evernia prunastri) and treemoss (Evernia furfuracea) extracts regulated in entry 91 and 92, respectively, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.",
    "confidence": "A"
   },
   "share": {
    "value": null,
    "evidence": null,
    "source": null,
    "where": null,
    "confidence": null,
    "note": "no share on record; IFRA’s specification limits each below a stated level in the extract (IFRA-067)"
   },
   "rank": {
    "value": null,
    "evidence": null,
    "source": null,
    "where": null,
    "confidence": null,
    "note": "no rank on record"
   }
  },
  {
   "molecule": "chloroatranol",
   "identity": {
    "value": true,
    "evidence": "documented",
    "source": "EU-2017-1410",
    "where": "docs/sources/EU-2017-1410-hicc-atranol-prohibited.md:17",
    "quote": "The SCCS indicated in its opinion of 26-27 June 2012 that atranol and chloroatranol are natural components of oak tree moss (Evernia prunastri) and treemoss (Evernia furfuracea) extracts regulated in entry 91 and 92, respectively, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.",
    "confidence": "A"
   },
   "share": {
    "value": null,
    "evidence": null,
    "source": null,
    "where": null,
    "confidence": null,
    "note": "no share on record; IFRA’s specification limits each below a stated level in the extract (IFRA-067)"
   },
   "rank": {
    "value": null,
    "evidence": null,
    "source": null,
    "where": null,
    "confidence": null,
    "note": "no rank on record"
   }
  }
 ],
 "regulation": {
  "value": [
   "ifra-oakmoss-extracts",
   "eu-2009-1223",
   "eu-2017-1410"
  ],
  "evidence": "documented",
  "source": "IFRA-067",
  "sources": [
   "EU-2009-1223",
   "EU-2017-1410"
  ],
  "where": "docs/sources/IFRA-067-oakmoss-extracts.md:17",
  "quote": "CAS-No.: 90028-68-5 68917-10-2 9000-50-4",
  "confidence": "A",
  "note": "Lane 20: the Regulation records that apply to it (educational summaries as of 2026-09-30; not compliance advice)"
 },
 "price_band": {
  "value": null,
  "evidence": null,
  "source": null,
  "where": null,
  "confidence": null,
  "note": "nothing on the site is for sale (DECISIONS_LOG P2-2)"
 },
 "media": [],
 "links": {},
 "copy": {
  "lede": "Oakmoss absolute is the solvent extract of the lichen Evernia prunastri, the moss of the chypre and fougère structures.",
  "body": [
   "Its natural atranol and chloroatranol are why it is restricted: EU law prohibits both substances in cosmetic products, and IFRA’s Standard limits the extract and sets a specification for the two."
  ]
 }
}