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R-porcine POLYPEPTIDE-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

R-porcine POLYPEPTIDE-1 in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a humectant, a skin-conditioning agent and an astringent.

  • Humectant
  • Skin conditioning
  • Astringent
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. R-porcine POLYPEPTIDE-1 appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiver-Porcine Polypeptide-1 is a single chain recombinant porcine protein produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is directly isolated from a porcine source which codes for Epidermal Growth Factor. The protein contains a maximum of 1214 amino acids and consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids
    • r-Porcine Polypeptide-1 is a single chain recombinant porcine protein produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is directly isolated from a porcine source which codes for Epidermal Growth Factor. The protein contains a maximum of 1214 amino acids and consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acidsSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for R-porcine POLYPEPTIDE-1. 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 R-porcine POLYPEPTIDE-1 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.