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Human serum albumin

CAS 9048-46-8

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

9048-49-1 · 12623-95-9 · 54577-67-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Human serum albumin in plain language

What it is

Also known as Albumin bovine · Bsa for protein quantitation · Serum albumin · Albumin (bovine) · Allergen: bos d 6 · Bovine albumin

Show all 21 names

Bovine serum albumin · Bsa · Fraction v · Serum albumin bovine · blood Albumin · blood serum Albumin · blood Albumins · blood plasma Albumins · blood serum Albumins · serum Albumins · Human Serum Albumin (HAS) · bovine albumin/bovine serum albumin-based lyophilate · bovine serum albumin. (bsa) · human serum · rabbit serum albumin

What it does

Used in consumer products as a humectant, a film former and a conditioner.

  • Humectant
  • Film former
  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Human serum albumin appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 121 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Film former, Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 121 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Film former, Softener and conditioner.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as protein.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as protein.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Human serum albumin. 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.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

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

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated November 2014

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

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.

  • EggContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

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.

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 serum albumin in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

121

Named organisations

6

Food and drugLaboratory suppliesSpecialty occupational productsPersonal careMedical/dentalConstruction and building materials

Typical roles

HumectantFilm formerConditioner
See products using Human serum albumin →