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Prunus mume bud extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Prunus mume bud extract in plain language

What it is

Also known as Prunus mume flower bud · Mume flos · Armeniaca mume flower bud · Chinese plum flower bud · Japanese apricot flower bud · Japanese flowering apricot flower bud

Show all 15 names

Japanese flowering plum flower bud · Japanese plum flower bud · Japanese winter plum flower bud · Mei hua · Meihua · Mume flower bud · Plum blossom bud · Prunopsis mume flower bud · Ume flower bud

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a humectant and a bleaching agent. Prunus Mume Bud Extract is an extract of the buds of Prunus mume, Rosaceae.

  • Humectant
  • Bleaching
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

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Prunus mume bud extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
  • EUCosIngActivePrunus Mume Bud Extract is an extract of the buds of Prunus mume, Rosaceae
    • Prunus Mume Bud Extract is an extract of the buds of Prunus mume, RosaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Prunus mume bud extract. 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 Prunus mume bud extract yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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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.