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S-water bear OCTAPEPTIDE-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

S-water bear OCTAPEPTIDE-1 in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant, an occlusive and an eyelash conditioning agent.

  • Antioxidant
  • Occlusive
  • Eyelash 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-water bear OCTAPEPTIDE-1 appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActives-Water Bear Octapeptide-1 is a single chain peptide containing 8 amino acids. It is synthetically produced based on a sequence from Damage Suppressor Protein which is found in the water bear, Ramazzottius varieornatus. The parent protein contains a maximum of 445 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation, and consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.
    • s-Water Bear Octapeptide-1 is a single chain peptide containing 8 amino acids. It is synthetically produced based on a sequence from Damage Suppressor Protein which is found in the water bear, Ramazzottius varieornatus. The parent protein contains a maximum of 445 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-water bear OCTAPEPTIDE-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 S-water bear OCTAPEPTIDE-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.