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Buddleja officinalis flower

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Buddleja officinalis flower in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Buddleja officinalis flower extract”.

Also known as Buddleja officinalis flower extract · Buddleja officinalis flower bud · Buddlejae flos · Buddleia flower · Buddleia flower bud · Buddleja flower

Show all 11 names

Butterfly bush flower · Mi meng hua · Mimenghua · Pale butterflybush flower · Pole butterflybush flower

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a UV filter. Buddleja Officinalis Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Buddleja officinalis, Buddlejaceae.

  • UV filter
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. Buddleja officinalis flower appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveBuddleja Officinalis Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Buddleja officinalis, Buddlejaceae.
    • Buddleja Officinalis Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Buddleja officinalis, Buddlejaceae.Source →
  • 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 Buddleja officinalis 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 Buddleja officinalis 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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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.

Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Buddleja officinalis flower are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Buddleja officinalis flower; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.