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Human umbilical serum extract

CAS 871903-86-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Human umbilical serum extract in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Hydrolyzed red blood cells”.

Also known as Hydrolyzed red blood cells

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a humectant, an emollient and a skin-conditioning agent. Human Umbilical Serum Extract is the extract of the serum derived from human umbilical cord.

  • Humectant
  • 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. Human umbilical serum extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive2 entries
    • Human Umbilical Serum Extract is the extract of the serum derived from human umbilical cord Restriction: II/416Source →
    • Hydrolyzed Red Blood Cells is the hydrolysate of red blood cells derived by acid, enzyme or other method of hydrolysis. Restriction: Please consider whether entry 416 and 419 of Annex II to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 are applicable. According to entry 416 ‘Cells, tissues or products of human origin’ are prohibited in cosmetics products. According to entry 419, category 1 material and Category 2 material as defined in Articles 4 and 5 respectively of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and ingredients derived therefrom are prohibited in cosmetics products. Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 has been repealed and replaced by Regulation No. 1069/2009. For Category 1 and 2 materials in Regulation No. 1069/2009, please see Article 8 and 9, respectively.Source →
  • 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 Humectant, 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 Humectant, Softener and conditioner.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Human umbilical serum 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.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Human umbilical serum extract yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-31

    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 Human umbilical serum extract in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

HumectantEmollientSkin conditioningConditioner
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