What does Defatted black soldier fly larva powder do?

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and a skin protectant. Defatted Black Soldier Fly Larva Powder is the dried, ground powder obtained from the defatted larva of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens.

Is Defatted black soldier fly larva powder 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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Defatted black soldier fly larva powder

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Defatted black soldier fly larva powder in plain language

What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and a skin protectant. Defatted Black Soldier Fly Larva Powder is the dried, ground powder obtained from the defatted larva of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens.
Skin 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. Defatted black soldier fly larva powder appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveDefatted Black Soldier Fly Larva Powder is the dried, ground powder obtained from the defatted larva of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens.
- Defatted Black Soldier Fly Larva Powder is the dried, ground powder obtained from the defatted larva of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Defatted black soldier fly larva powder. 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 Defatted black soldier fly larva powder 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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regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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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.