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Evernia Furfuracea (Treemoss) Extract
Evernia Furfuracea Extract · Evernia Furfuracea (Treemoss) Extract · Evernia Furfuracea
A mossy, resin-like scent from treemoss lichen. In one big patch-test study it was the top EU-labeled fragrance allergen.
What it does
It’s there for its mossy, resin-like scent, similar to oakmoss. When a Copenhagen clinic patch-tested all 26 EU-labeled fragrance allergens one by one, it caused the most reactions. The EU banned its main allergens, atranol and chloroatranol, but treemoss must still be named on labels. A 2023 review says levels are now lower, not zero.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a fragrance (adds scent).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
The evidence, graded
expert consensusTreemoss (Evernia furfuracea), oakmoss (Evernia prunastri) and HICC (Lyral) were the three most frequent allergens when a Copenhagen clinic patch-tested 1,508 eczema patients with each of the EU's 26 labeled fragrance allergens. Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1410 prohibited HICC, and atranol and chloroatranol, from 23 August 2019 for new EU products and 23 August 2021 for stock on EU shelves. Those two are the mosses' main allergens.Heisterberg 2011 · Contact Dermatitis ↗ Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
Also known as
tree moss, treemoss absolute
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