- beauty
- industrial
Hepatocyte growth factor
CAS 67256-21-7
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Hepatocyte growth factor in plain language
On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “SH-POLYPEPTIDE-62”.
Also known as SH-POLYPEPTIDE-62 · Hepatopoietin-a · Recombinant human hepatocyte growth factor · Hgf · Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) · Hepatopoietin
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Hepatopoietin A · Scatter factor
Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant, a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner.
- Antioxidant
- Skin conditioning
- Hair conditioning
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Hepatocyte growth factor appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
EUCosIngActivesh-Polypeptide-62 is a single chain synthetic human peptide, produced by fermentation in E.Coli. The starting gene is a synthesized copy of the human gene which codes for Hepatocyte Growth Factor used as such or adapted to the production host. It contains a maximum of 728 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation. The protein consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.
- sh-Polypeptide-62 is a single chain synthetic human peptide, produced by fermentation in E.Coli. The starting gene is a synthesized copy of the human gene which codes for Hepatocyte Growth Factor used as such or adapted to the production host. It contains a maximum of 728 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation. The protein consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.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 Hepatocyte growth factor. 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 Hepatocyte growth factor yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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 Hepatocyte growth factor in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Named organisations
1
Typical roles
AntioxidantSkin conditioningHair conditioning