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Sechium edule fruit juice

CAS 223748-59-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sechium edule fruit juice in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Sechium edule fruit extract”.

Also known as Sechium edule fruit extract · Chayote extract · Chayote juice · Chayote fruit juice · Choko fruit juice · Chow chow fruit juice

Show all 14 names

Christophene fruit juice · Chuchu fruit juice · Citrayota fruit juice · Citrayote fruit juice · Mirliton fruit juice · Pear squash fruit juice · Starpreciante fruit juice · Vegetable pear fruit juice

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient and a skin-conditioning agent. Sechium Edule Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of Sechium edule, Cucurbitaceae.

  • Emollient
  • Skin conditioning
  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sechium edule fruit juice appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive2 entries
    • Sechium Edule Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of Sechium edule, CucurbitaceaeSource →
    • Sechium Edule Fruit Juice is the juice expressed from the fruit of Sechium edule, CucurbitaceaeSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.Source →
  • 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 Sechium edule fruit juice. 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 Sechium edule fruit juice yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    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.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Sechium edule fruit juice in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

EmollientSkin conditioningConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

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