# SR-CAT POLYPEPTIDE-1

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_sr_cat_polypeptide_1
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin protecting
Identifier: SR-CAT POLYPEPTIDE-1

> SR-CAT POLYPEPTIDE-1: Used in cosmetics as 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 — sr-Cat Polypeptide-1 is a single chain recombinant protein produced by fermentation in  E. coli.  The starting gene is synthesized to be identical to the gene which codes for Epidermal Growth Factor derived from cat. The protein contains a maximum of 1210 amino acids 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/94171

_Assessed by Greenveil._