# METHIONYL S-MELITTIN SP

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_methionyl_s_melittin_sp
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin protecting
Identifier: METHIONYL S-MELITTIN SP

> METHIONYL S-MELITTIN SP: Used in cosmetics as a skin protectant. 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 — 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.

## 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/96924

_Assessed by Greenveil._