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Calophyllum inophyllum shell powder

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Calophyllum inophyllum shell powder in plain language

What it is

Also known as Alexandrian laurel shell powder · Ballnut shell powder · Balsamaria inophyllum shell powder

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an exfoliating agent. Calophyllum Inophyllum Shell Powder is the powder obtained from the finely ground shell of Calophyllum inophyllum.

  • Exfoliating
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. Calophyllum inophyllum shell powder appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveCalophyllum Inophyllum Shell Powder is the powder obtained from the finely ground shell of Calophyllum inophyllum
    • Calophyllum Inophyllum Shell Powder is the powder obtained from the finely ground shell of Calophyllum inophyllumSource →
  • 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 Calophyllum inophyllum shell powder. 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 Calophyllum inophyllum shell powder 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.

  • Tree nutsContains · 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 Calophyllum inophyllum shell powder are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Calophyllum inophyllum shell powder; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.