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Methionyl s-melittin sp

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Methionyl s-melittin sp in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin protectant.

  • 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. Methionyl s-melittin sp appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveMethionyl s-Melittin SP is a single chain peptide synthetically produced to be identical to Melittin found in bee venom. The starting gene is synthesized by the fusion of the gene from s-Melittin with the initiation code for methionine. The peptide contains 70 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation, and consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.
    • Methionyl s-Melittin SP is a single chain peptide synthetically produced to be identical to Melittin found in bee venom. The starting gene is synthesized by the fusion of the gene from s-Melittin with the initiation code for methionine. The peptide contains 70 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation, and consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Methionyl s-melittin sp. 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 Methionyl s-melittin sp 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

  • CosIng

    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.