# SR-HAGFISH POLYPEPTIDE-1

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_sr_hagfish_polypeptide_1
Categories: beauty
Functions: Humectant, Skin conditioning, Skin protecting
Identifier: SR-HAGFISH POLYPEPTIDE-1

> SR-HAGFISH POLYPEPTIDE-1: 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 — sr-Hagfish 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 Thread Biopolymer Filament Subunit Alpha derived from hagfish. The protein contains a maximum of 643 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation, 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/94390

_Assessed by Greenveil._