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Acacia senegal flower/stem extract

CAS 97659-43-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Acacia senegal flower/stem extract in plain language

What it is

Also known as Acacia senegal, ext. · Senegalia senegal flower · Acacia senegal flower extract · Gum arabic tree flower · Mimosa senegal flower · Thorny acacia flower

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Acacia senegal flower

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a thickener. Acacia Senegal Flower/Stem Extract is an extract of the flowers and stems of the acacia, Acacia senegal, Leguminosae.

  • Viscosity controlling
  • Thickener
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. Acacia senegal flower/stem extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveAcacia Senegal Flower/Stem Extract is an extract of the flowers and stems of the acacia, Acacia senegal, Leguminosae
    • Acacia Senegal Flower/Stem Extract is an extract of the flowers and stems of the acacia, Acacia senegal, LeguminosaeSource →
  • 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 Viscosity modifier.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier.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 Acacia senegal flower/stem 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 Acacia senegal flower/stem extract 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

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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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 Acacia senegal flower/stem extract in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

Viscosity controllingThickener
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