Solanum nigrum fruit extract

Solanum nigrum fruit extract in plain language

What it is

Also known as Solanum nigrum fruit · Solanum nigrum L. and its galenical preparations · Solanum nigrum, ext. · Black nightshade fruit · Deadly nightshade fruit · Duscle fruit

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European black nightshade fruit · Garden nightshade fruit · Hound's berry fruit · Kakamachi fruit · Makoi fruit · Petty morel fruit · Popolo fruit · Small-fruited black nightshade fruit · Solanum atriplicifolium fruit · Solanum cuneifolium fruit · Solanum decipiens fruit · Solanum dillenii fruit · Solanum incertum fruit · Solanum judaicum fruit · Solanum morella fruit · Solanum moschatum fruit · Solanum papilionaceum fruit · Solanum pseudoflavum fruit · Solanum rubrum fruit · Solanum schultesii fruit · Solanum suffruticosum fruit · Solanum vulgare fruit · Wonder berry fruit · Wonderberry fruit

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Solanum Nigrum Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of the Black Nightshade, Solanum nigrum L., Solanaceae.

• Skin conditioning
• Conditioner

Is it a concern?

Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Solanum nigrum L. and its galenical preparations is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — banned

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

• EU Annex II — prohibited
• EU prohibited in cosmetics

• EU·EC

  Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.

  banned
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• EU·CosIng·Active2 entries

  • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 298.Source →
  • Solanum Nigrum Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of the Black Nightshade, Solanum nigrum L., Solanaceae Restriction: II/298Source →
• US·EPA·commercial use observed2 entries

  • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
  • 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 →
• US·FDA·listed in openFDA substance2 entries

  • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
  • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Solanum nigrum fruit extract. 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.