What does Euphorbia supina stem extract do?

Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial, an antioxidant and an astringent. Euphorbia Supina Extract is the extract of the stems from Euphorbia supina, Euphorbiaceae. If succulent species, Annex II CITES autorisation needed. Comments Colipa June 2009.

Is Euphorbia supina stem extract safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Euphorbia supina stem extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Euphorbia supina stem extract in plain language

What it is: Also known as Euphorbia maculata stem · Anisophyllum maculatum stem · Chamaesyce jovetii stem · Chamaesyce maculata stem · Chamaesyce pseudonutans stem · Chamaesyce supina stem
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Chamaesyce tracyi stem · Euphorbia depressa stem · Euphorbia jovetii stem · Euphorbia reichenbachiana stem · Euphorbia supina stem · Eye-bane stem · Eye-bright stem · Large spurge stem · Milk-purslane stem · Nodding spurge stem · Prostrate spurge stem · Slobber-weed stem · Spotted sandmat stem · Spotted spurge stem · Stubble spurge stem · Tithymalus maculatus stem · Xamesike depressa stem · Xamesike littoralis stem · Xamesike maculata stem · Xamesike supina stem
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial, an antioxidant and an astringent. Euphorbia Supina Extract is the extract of the stems from Euphorbia supina, Euphorbiaceae. If succulent species, Annex II CITES autorisation needed. Comments Colipa June 2009.
Antimicrobial
Antioxidant
Astringent
Hair conditioning
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. Euphorbia supina stem 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 →
EUCosIngActiveEuphorbia Supina Extract is the extract of the stems from Euphorbia supina, Euphorbiaceae. If succulent species, Annex II CITES autorisation needed. Comments Colipa June 2009
- Euphorbia Supina Extract is the extract of the stems from Euphorbia supina, Euphorbiaceae. If succulent species, Annex II CITES autorisation needed. Comments Colipa June 2009Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Euphorbia supina stem 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 Euphorbia supina stem 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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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

DairyContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match

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.