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Soybean shell

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Soybean shell in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Glycine max seedcoat extract”.

Also known as Glycine max seedcoat extract · Glycine max (soybean) seedcoat extract · Dolichos soja seedcoat · Glycine angustifolia seedcoat · Glycine gracilis seedcoat · Glycine hispida seedcoat

Show all 17 names

Glycine max seed husk · Glycine max seedcoat · Phalseolus max seedcoat · Phaseolus max seedcoat · Soja angustifolia seedcoat · Soja hispida seedcoat · Soja japonica seedcoat · Soja max seedcoat · Soja soja seedcoat · Soja viridis seedcoat · Soya bean shell

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Glycine Max (soybean) Seedcoat Extract is an extract of the seedcoat of the Soybean, Glycine max (L.), Leguminosae.

  • Skin conditioning
  • 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. Soybean shell 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 →
  • EUCosIngActiveGlycine Max (soybean) Seedcoat Extract is an extract of the seedcoat of the Soybean, Glycine max (L.), Leguminosae
    • Glycine Max (soybean) Seedcoat Extract is an extract of the seedcoat of the Soybean, Glycine max (L.), LeguminosaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Soybean shell. 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 Soybean shell 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

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

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.

  • SoyContains · 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.