# CHLORELLA VULGARIS METHIONYL SH-POLYPEPTIDE-14 HEXAPEPTIDE-40

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_chlorella_vulgaris_methionyl_sh_polypeptide_14_hexapeptide_40
Categories: beauty
Functions: Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Astringent, Hair conditioning, Skin protecting, Emulsion stabilising
Identifier: CHLORELLA VULGARIS METHIONYL SH-POLYPEPTIDE-14 HEXAPEPTIDE-40

> CHLORELLA VULGARIS METHIONYL SH-POLYPEPTIDE-14 HEXAPEPTIDE-40: Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial, an antioxidant and an astringent. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Chlorella Vulgaris Methionyl sh-Polypeptide-14 Hexapeptide-40 is a fusion peptide of sh-Polypeptide-14, Hexapeptide-40 and the initiation code for Methionine, with a single chain recombinant human protein produced by Chlorella vulgaris after using either a transient expression system or transgenesis (stable insertion of a copy of a human gene into its DNA). The fusion peptide contains 127 amino acids and may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation. The protein consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/95905

_Assessed by Greenveil._