# HIBISCUS MUTABILIS FLOWER

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_unii_2_o22799_nbh
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning
Identifier: HIBISCUS SINENSIS FLOWER EXTRACT

> HIBISCUS MUTABILIS FLOWER: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Hibiscus Sinensis Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Hibiscus sinensis. The accepted scientific name for Hibiscus sinensis is Hibiscus mutabilis. FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse. Compiled from 3 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Hibiscus Sinensis Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Hibiscus sinensis. The accepted scientific name for Hibiscus sinensis is Hibiscus mutabilis.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/100117
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:2O22799NBH

_Assessed by Greenveil._