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S-sea anemone HEPTAPEPTIDE-1 sp

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

S-sea anemone HEPTAPEPTIDE-1 sp in plain language

What it is

Also known as Potassium channel toxin HmK,Kappa-SHTX-Hmg1a

What it does

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

  • Antioxidant
  • Humectant
  • Skin conditioning
  • Skin protecting
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. S-sea anemone HEPTAPEPTIDE-1 sp appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActives-Sea Anemone Heptapeptide-1 SP is a single chain peptide containing 7 amino acids consisting of arginine, cysteine, glutamine, lysine and threonine. It is synthetically produced based on a sequence from Kappa-stichotoxin-Hmg1a found in the sea anemone Heteractis magnifica. The parent protein contains a maximum of 74 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation, and consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.
    • s-Sea Anemone Heptapeptide-1 SP is a single chain peptide containing 7 amino acids consisting of arginine, cysteine, glutamine, lysine and threonine. It is synthetically produced based on a sequence from Kappa-stichotoxin-Hmg1a found in the sea anemone Heteractis magnifica. The parent protein contains a maximum of 74 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation, and consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for S-sea anemone HEPTAPEPTIDE-1 sp. 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 S-sea anemone HEPTAPEPTIDE-1 sp 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.