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Laminaria saccharina extract

CAS 90046-14-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Laminaria saccharina extract in plain language

What it is: Also known as Laminaria saccharina · Sugar kelp · kelp (Saccharina latissima) · Saccharina latissima · Saccharina latissima thallus · Ceramium phyllitis
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Fucus phyllitis · Fucus saccharinus · Laminaria caperata · Laminaria cuneifolia · Laminaria faeroensis · Laminaria groenlandica · Laminaria hieroglyphica · Laminaria longicruris var. faeroensis · Laminaria maxima · Laminaria membranacea · Laminaria phyllitis · Laminaria phyllopus · Laminaria saccharina whole · Laminaria stackhousei · Palmaria phyllitis · Saccharina latissima whole · Saccharina phyllitis · Sweet tangle · Ulva lactuca var. latissima · Ulva latissima · Ulva longissima · Ulva maxima · Ulva phyllitis
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin protectant. Laminaria Saccharina Extract is an extract of the thallus of the Alga, Laminaria saccharina, Laminariaceae.
Skin protecting
Humectant
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. Laminaria saccharina extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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EUCosIngActiveLaminaria Saccharina Extract is an extract of the thallus of the Alga, Laminaria saccharina, Laminariaceae
- Laminaria Saccharina Extract is an extract of the thallus of the Alga, Laminaria saccharina, LaminariaceaeSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 159 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 159 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Laminaria saccharina 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 Laminaria saccharina 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 September 2018
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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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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 Laminaria saccharina extract in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

159

Named organisations

Personal careBatteries

Typical roles

Skin protectingHumectant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Laminaria saccharina 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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