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Chenopodium album flower

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Chenopodium album flower in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Chenopodium album flower extract”.

Also known as Chenopodium album flower extract · Bacon-weed flower · Common lambsquarters flower · Fat-hen flower · Frost-blite flower · Giant fat-hen flower

Show all 19 names

Lamb's quarter flower · Lamb's-quarters flower · Lambsquarters goosefoot flower · Li flower · Meal-weed flower · Pigweed flower · White goosefoot flower · Chenopodium acerifolium flower · Chenopodium lanceolatum flower · Chenopodium missouriense flower · Chenopodium paganum flower · Chenopodium suecicum flower · Chenopodium zobelli flower

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Chenopodium Album Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the White Goosefoot, Chenopodium album L., Chenopodiaceae.

  • Skin 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. Chenopodium album flower appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveChenopodium Album Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the White Goosefoot, Chenopodium album L., Chenopodiaceae
    • Chenopodium Album Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the White Goosefoot, Chenopodium album L., ChenopodiaceaeSource →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Chenopodium album flower. 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 Chenopodium album flower 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.