What does Chinese hamster ovary cell vesicles do?

Used in cosmetics as a humectant, a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Chinese Hamster Ovary Cell Vesicles are the vesicles isolated from Chinese hamster ovary cells.

Is Chinese hamster ovary cell vesicles safe?

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

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Chinese hamster ovary cell vesicles

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Chinese hamster ovary cell vesicles in plain language

What it does: Used in cosmetics as a humectant, a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Chinese Hamster Ovary Cell Vesicles are the vesicles isolated from Chinese hamster ovary cells.
Humectant
Skin conditioning
Hair conditioning
Skin protecting
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Chinese hamster ovary cell vesicles appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveChinese Hamster Ovary Cell Vesicles are the vesicles isolated from Chinese hamster ovary cells. Restriction: Please consider whether entry 419 of Annex II to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 is applicable. According to entry 419, category 1 material and Category 2 material as defined in Articles 4 and 5 respectively of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and ingredients derived therefrom are prohibited in cosmetics products. Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 has been repealed and replaced by Regulation No. 1069/2009. For Category 1 and 2 materials in Regulation No. 1069/2009, please see Article 8 and 9, respectively.
- Chinese Hamster Ovary Cell Vesicles are the vesicles isolated from Chinese hamster ovary cells. Restriction: Please consider whether entry 419 of Annex II to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 is applicable. According to entry 419, category 1 material and Category 2 material as defined in Articles 4 and 5 respectively of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and ingredients derived therefrom are prohibited in cosmetics products. Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 has been repealed and replaced by Regulation No. 1069/2009. For Category 1 and 2 materials in Regulation No. 1069/2009, please see Article 8 and 9, respectively.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

1 data source

Where this comes from

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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.