# S-HONEY BEE OLIGOPEPTIDE-1

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_s_honey_bee_oligopeptide_1
Categories: beauty
Functions: Humectant, Emollient, Skin protecting
Identifier: S-HONEY BEE OLIGOPEPTIDE-1

> S-HONEY BEE OLIGOPEPTIDE-1: Used in cosmetics as a humectant, an emollient 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 — s-Honey Bee Oligopeptide-1 is a single chain protein fragment synthetically produced based on a sequence from Melittin which is found in the honey bee, Apis, that contains 26 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/106211

_Assessed by Greenveil._