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SH-HEPTAPEPTIDE-7 sp

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

SH-HEPTAPEPTIDE-7 sp in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “SH-HEXAPEPTIDE-7 sp”.

Also known as SH-HEXAPEPTIDE-7 sp · Sh-humanin sp · SH-OLIGOPEPTIDE-94 sp · Humanin Mitochondrial HNM

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial, an antioxidant and an emollient. sh-Humanin SP is a single chain protein produced synthetically to be identical to Humanin. It contains 24 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation, and consists of the proper sequence of the 20 amino acids.

  • Antimicrobial
  • Antioxidant
  • Emollient
  • Skin conditioning
  • Hair 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 4 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. SH-HEPTAPEPTIDE-7 sp appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActive4 entries
    • sh-Heptapeptide-7 SP is the single chain human peptide produced synthetically to be identical to a portion of the protein, Humanin and contains 7 amino acids consisting of alanine, arginine, glycine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline and serine. Humanin contains a maximum of 24 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation. The protein consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.Source →
    • sh-Hexapeptide-7 SP is the single chain human peptide produced synthetically to be identical to a portion of the protein, Humanin and contains 6 amino acids consisting of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, isoleucine, leucine, proline and serine. Humanin contains a maximum of 24 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation. The protein consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.Source →
    • sh-Humanin SP is a single chain protein produced synthetically to be identical to Humanin. It contains 24 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation, and consists of the proper sequence of the 20 amino acids.Source →
    • sh-Oligopeptide-94 SP is a 17 amino acid protein fragment produced synthetically to be identical to a portion of the human protein Humanin. The parent protein contains a maximum of 24 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 SH-HEPTAPEPTIDE-7 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 SH-HEPTAPEPTIDE-7 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.