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Resveratrol

CAS 1400-97-1 · 20/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

31100-06-8 · 1337923-22-4 · 2227028-63-7 · 501-36-0

Resveratrol chemical structure

Concern score

20/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Resveratrol in plain language

What it is

Also known as Trans-resveratrol · (E)-5-(P-HYDROXYSTYRYL)RESORCINOL · (e)-resveratrol · Biofort · Ca 1201 · Cuspidatin

Show all 25 names

Melinjo resveratrol 20 · Polygonin · Resveratrol p 5 · Resveratrol(e)-form · Resvida · Srt 501M · (E)-2-(3,5-Dihydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethene · (E)-3,4',5-Trihydroxystilbene · 1,3-Benzenediol, 5-(2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl)-, (E)- · 3,4',5-Stilbenetriol · 3,4',5-Trihydroxy-trans-stilbene · 3,4',5-Trihydroxystilbene · 5-((1E)-2-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)ETHENYL)BENZENE-1,3-DIOL · 5-((E)-2-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-ETHENYL) BENZENE-1,3 diol · Bia 6-512 · Jotrol · RSV-0 · SRT-501 · SRT501

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant and a skin protectant.

  • Antioxidant
  • Skin protecting
  • Humectant
Is it a concern?
Minor 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 196 composition records across product categories including Personal care.

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. Resveratrol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • EUEFSAEFSA opinionSafety of synthetic trans-resveratrol as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 (EFSA NDA)
    • Safety of synthetic trans-resveratrol as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 (EFSA NDA)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 196 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Humectant.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 196 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Humectant.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • 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.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    • Safety of synthetic trans-resveratrol as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 (EFSA NDA)

      2016 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

7 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2018

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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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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Reference links (2)
Openfda substance

clinicaltrials.gov

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Openfda substance

tandfonline.com

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Suitability

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

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

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

Source records

196

Named organisations

6

Personal care

Typical roles

AntioxidantSkin protectingHumectant
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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