# LACTASE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_lactase
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning
Identifier: LACTASE

> LACTASE: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Lactase is the enzyme produced through fermentation by Kluyveromyces lactis. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (FDA GRAS; EU CosIng).. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (FDA GRAS; EU CosIng).
- Confidence in this assessment: Moderate
- Is it a concern? Low concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Lactase is the enzyme produced through fermentation by Kluyveromyces lactis.

## 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/101248

_Assessed by Greenveil._