What does Hemoglobin do?

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying protein component of red blood cells.

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
industrial
pharma

Hemoglobin

CAS 54066-01-2

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

9008-02-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hemoglobin in plain language

What it is: Also known as Hemoglobins · Human hemoglobin · hemoglobin human
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying protein component of red blood cells.
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. Hemoglobin appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveHemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying protein component of red blood cells
- Hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying protein component of red blood cellsSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.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 Hemoglobin. 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 Hemoglobin yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2020-08-31
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
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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

en.wikipedia.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 Hemoglobin in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Laboratory suppliesPersonal care

Typical roles

Skin conditioningConditioner

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