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Vicia faba seed extract

CAS 89958-06-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Vicia faba seed extract in plain language

What it is: Also known as Broad bean, ext. · Fava bean · Bean pod extract · Beans, fava, in pod, raw · Broad bean · Faba bean
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Faba bona seed · Faba equina seed · Faba faba seed · Faba major seed · Faba minor seed · Faba sativa seed · Faba vulgaris seed · Fava beans · Habas · Horse bean · Orobus faba seed · Vicia esculenta seed · Vicia faba seed · Vicia vulgaris seed
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Vicia Faba Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Faba Bean, Vicia faba L., Leguminosae.
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. Vicia faba seed extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
EUCosIngActiveVicia Faba Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Faba Bean, Vicia faba L., Leguminosae
- Vicia Faba Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Faba Bean, Vicia faba L., LeguminosaeSource →
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 Vicia faba seed 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 Vicia faba seed 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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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

catalogueoflife.org

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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 Vicia faba seed extract in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

Typical roles

Skin conditioningConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Vicia faba seed extract in the catalog.