# SH-OLIGOPEPTIDE-8

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_sh_oligopeptide_8
Categories: beauty
Functions: Humectant, Skin conditioning, Skin protecting
Identifier: SH-OLIGOPEPTIDE-8

> SH-OLIGOPEPTIDE-8: Used in cosmetics as a humectant, a skin-conditioning agent 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 — sh-Oligopeptide-8 is a single chain recombinant human peptide, produced by fermentation in E. coli and contains 17 amino acids. The starting gene is synthesized to be identical to the human gene which codes for Gamma Endorphin and codes for a total of 267 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or sugar. The protein 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/85489

_Assessed by Greenveil._