beauty
cleaning
industrial

Collagen

CAS 55963-88-7 · 0/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

92113-30-9 · 93685-58-6 · 157970-72-4 · 9007-34-5

Concern score

0/100Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (CIR safe as used; EU CosIng).

High confidence

Collagen in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Atelocollagen”.
Also known as Atelocollagen · Soluble collagen · Soluble marine collagen · Collagen, soluble, fish skin · Soluble fish skin collagen · Atelocollagen ss
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Alfomarine CL · Avitene · BioMend · Biofleece · Bovine glue · Cellgen IAC 13 · collagens · collagens type iv · hide glue
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a moisturiser, a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Atelocollagen is the protein obtained when the telopeptides are enzymatically removed from collagen.
Moisturising
Skin conditioning
Hair conditioning
Humectant
Solvent
Flavouring
Is it a concern?: Low concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 443 composition records across product categories including Medical/dental, Personal care, Laboratory supplies.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Collagen appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActive2 entries
- Atelocollagen is the protein obtained when the telopeptides are enzymatically removed from collagenSource →
- Collagens. A fibrous protein comprising one third of the total protein in mammalian organisms. It is a polypeptide containing three peptide chains and rich in proline and hydroxyprolineSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 443 composition records across product categories including Medical/dental, Personal care, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Humectant, Flavouring and nutrient.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 443 composition records across product categories including Medical/dental, Personal care, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Humectant, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Collagen. 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 Collagen 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 march 22, 2013
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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
Open →

Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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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.

FishContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

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

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Collagen in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

443

Named organisations

Medical/dentalPersonal careLaboratory suppliesHome maintenance

Typical roles

MoisturisingSkin conditioningHair conditioningHumectantSolventFlavouring

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Collagen; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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