What does Prunus mume flower do?

Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant, a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Prunus Mume Flower is the flowers of the Prunus mume, Rosaceae.

Is Prunus mume flower 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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Prunus mume flower

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Prunus mume flower in plain language

What it is: Also known as Prunus mume flower extract · Prunus mume flower powder · Armeniaca mume flower · Chinese plum flower · Japanese apricot flower · Japanese flowering apricot flower
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Japanese flowering plum flower · Japanese plum flower · Japanese winter plum flower · Mei flower · Mume flower · Plum blossom · Prunopsis mume flower · Ume flower
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant, a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Prunus Mume Flower is the flowers of the Prunus mume, Rosaceae.
Antioxidant
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. Prunus mume flower 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 Flower is the flowers of the Prunus mume, Rosaceae
- Prunus Mume Flower is the flowers of the Prunus mume, RosaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Prunus mume 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 Prunus mume 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.