# OPUNTIA COCCINELLIFERA FRUIT POWDER

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_opuntia_coccinellifera_fruit_powder
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning
Identifier: OPUNTIA COCCINELLIFERA FRUIT POWDER

> OPUNTIA COCCINELLIFERA FRUIT POWDER: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Opuntia Coccinellifera Fruit Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, crushed fruit of Opuntia coccinellifera. The accepted scientific name for Opuntia coccinellifera is Nopalea cochenillifera. 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 — Opuntia Coccinellifera Fruit Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, crushed fruit of Opuntia coccinellifera. The accepted scientific name for Opuntia coccinellifera is Nopalea cochenillifera.

## 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/105763

_Assessed by Greenveil._