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Whey

CAS 92129-90-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Whey in plain language

What it is: Also known as Cheese whey · whey Milk
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Whey is the water dispersable part of milk that is separated from the curd in the manufacture of cheese.
Skin conditioning
Colourant
Thickener
Solvent
Flavouring
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. Whey appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Cleaning

EUCosIngActiveWhey is the water dispersable part of milk that is separated from the curd in the manufacture of cheese
- Whey is the water dispersable part of milk that is separated from the curd in the manufacture of cheeseSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Flavouring and nutrient, Processing aids not otherwise specified.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Flavouring and nutrient, Processing aids not otherwise specified.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 5 active drug products and 8 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 5 active drug products and 8 total products.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Whey. 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 Whey yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated January 7, 2008
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2029-08-28
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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.

DairyContains · 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 FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Whey in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Typical roles

Skin conditioningColourantThickenerSolventFlavouringConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Whey; 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 Whey in the catalog.