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Gymnema sylvestre stem extract

CAS 90045-47-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Gymnema sylvestre stem extract in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Gymnema sylvestre cell culture extract”.

Also known as Gymnema sylvestre cell culture extract · Gymnema sylvestre leaf extract · Gymnema silvestre, ext. · Gymnema sylvestre stem · Apocynum alterniflorum stem · Australian cowplant stem

Show all 20 names

Chi geng teng stem · Cynanchum subvolubile stem · Gurmar stem · Gymnema affine stem · Gymnema alterniflorum stem · Gymnema formosanum stem · Gymnema humile stem · Gymnema rufescens stem · Gymnema subvolubile stem · Marsdenia sylvestris stem · Meshashiringi stem · Miracle fruit stem · Periploca sylvestris stem · Strophanthus alterniflorus stem

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a humectant, a skin-conditioning agent and an astringent. Gymnema Sylvestre Cell Culture Extract is the extract of a plant cell culture suspension of the Australian Cow Plant, Gymnema sylvestre, Asclepiadaceae.

  • Humectant
  • Skin conditioning
  • Astringent
  • 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. Gymnema sylvestre stem extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive3 entries
    • Gymnema Sylvestre Cell Culture Extract is the extract of a plant cell culture suspension of the Australian Cow Plant, Gymnema sylvestre, AsclepiadaceaeSource →
    • Gymnema Sylveste Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Australian Cow Plant, Gymnema sylvestre, AsclepiadaceaeSource →
    • Gymnema Sylvestre Stem Extract is the extract of the stems of the Australian Cow Plant, Gymnema sylvestre, AsclepiadaceaeSource →
  • 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 Humectant, Astringent, 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 Humectant, Astringent, Softener and conditioner.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Gymnema sylvestre stem 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 Gymnema sylvestre stem 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.

  • GlutenContains · 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 Gymnema sylvestre stem extract in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

HumectantSkin conditioningAstringentConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Gymnema sylvestre stem extract are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Gymnema sylvestre stem extract; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.