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Mesua ferrea flower extract

CAS 91770-26-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Mesua ferrea flower extract in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Mesua ferrea seed extract”.

Also known as Mesua ferrea seed extract · Mesua ferrea flower · Mesua ferrea Linn., extract · Calophyllum nagassarium flower · Ceylon ironwood flower · Cobra's saffron flower

Show all 15 names

Indian rose chestnut flower · Mesua flower · Mesua nagassarium flower · Na flower · Nagakeshara flower · Nahar flower · Nahor flower · Penaga lilin flower · Mesua ferrea, ext.

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Mesua Ferrea Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Mesua ferrea L., Callophyllaceae.

  • 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. Mesua ferrea flower extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive2 entries
    • Mesua Ferrea Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Mesua ferrea L., CallophyllaceaeSource →
    • Mesua Ferrea Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of Mesua ferrea L., HypericaceaeSource →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.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 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 Mesua ferrea flower 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 Mesua ferrea flower 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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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • Tree nutsContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

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 Mesua ferrea flower extract in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

Skin conditioningConditioner
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