Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner.
Skin conditioning
Hair 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. RH-POLYPEPTIDE-17 appears in these published regulatory listings.
Recorded in these product areas
Found in consumer products
Industrial
EU·CosIng·Activerh-Polypeptide-17 is a single chain recombinant human peptide, produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is directly isolated from a human cell which codes for Interleukin-1 Alpha. It contains a maximum of 271 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation. The protein consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids Restriction: II/416
rh-Polypeptide-17 is a single chain recombinant human peptide, produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is directly isolated from a human cell which codes for Interleukin-1 Alpha. It contains a maximum of 271 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation. The protein consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids Restriction: II/416Source →
US·EPA·commercial 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 →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for RH-POLYPEPTIDE-17. 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 RH-POLYPEPTIDE-17 yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
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 RH-POLYPEPTIDE-17 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.