# NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA HEXAPEPTIDE-40 SH-POLYPEPTIDE-133 TETRAPEPTIDE-78

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_nicotiana_benthamiana_hexapeptide_40_sh_polypeptide_133_tetrapeptide_78
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning, Skin protecting
Identifier: NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA HEXAPEPTIDE-40 SH-POLYPEPTIDE-133 TETRAPEPTIDE-78

> NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA HEXAPEPTIDE-40 SH-POLYPEPTIDE-133 TETRAPEPTIDE-78: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and 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 — Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 sh-Polypeptide-133 Tetrapeptide-78 is a fusion peptide of Hexapeptide-40 and sh-Polypeptide-133 and Tetrapeptide-78 produced by Nicotiana benthamiana after transformation with either a transient expression system or transgenesis (stable insertion of a copy of a human gene into its DNA). The fusion peptide contains 1132 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/98976

_Assessed by Greenveil._