What does Esterase, carboxyl do?

Used in cosmetics as an antiplaque. Bacillus/Corn Steep Solids Ferment Filtrate is the filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of corn steep solids by the microorganism, Bacillus.

Is Esterase, carboxyl safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
industrial

Esterase, carboxyl

CAS 9025-97-2

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

9027-84-3 · 114514-18-0 · 139074-54-7 · 9016-18-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Esterase, carboxyl in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Bacillus/corn steep solids ferment filtrate”.
Also known as Bacillus/corn steep solids ferment filtrate · Carboxylesterase · 1,4-Butanediol diacrylate esterase · 7-Amino-3-methoxy-3-cephem-4-carboxyl ester hydrolase · Aliesterase · Aminoacyl esterase
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B-Esterase · Biocatalytics 123 · Butyrate esterase · Butyryl esterase · esterase from porcine liver
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an antiplaque. Bacillus/Corn Steep Solids Ferment Filtrate is the filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of corn steep solids by the microorganism, Bacillus.
Antiplaque
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. Esterase, carboxyl appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActive2 entries
- Bacillus/Corn Steep Solids Ferment Filtrate is the filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of corn steep solids by the microorganism, Bacillus.Source →
- Carboxylesterase is the enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of carboxylic acids.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Esterase, carboxyl. 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 Esterase, carboxyl yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 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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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 Esterase, carboxyl in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Typical roles

Antiplaque

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