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Eleocharis dulcis seed extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Eleocharis dulcis seed extract in plain language

What it is

Also known as Eleocharis dulcis seed · Bi qi seed · Carex tuberosa seed · Chinese water chestnut seed · Chinese waterchestnut seed · Eleocharis austrocaledonica seed

Show all 24 names

Eleocharis equisetina seed · Eleocharis esculenta seed · Eleocharis indica seed · Eleocharis plantaginea seed · Eleocharis plantagineiformis seed · Eleocharis plantaginoidea seed · Eleocharis plantaginoides seed · Eleocharis tuberosa seed · Eleocharis tumida seed · Limnochloa plantaginea seed · Limnochloa tumida seed · Scirpus dubius seed · Scirpus plantagineus seed · Scirpus plantaginoides seed · Scirpus spiralis seed · Scirpus tuberosus seed · Scirpus tumidus seed · Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), raw

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a skin-conditioning agent and a tonic. Eleocharis Dulcis Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Water Chestnut, Eleocharis dulcis, Cyperaceae.

  • Emollient
  • Skin conditioning
  • Tonic
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. Eleocharis dulcis seed extract 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 →
  • EUCosIngActiveEleocharis Dulcis Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Water Chestnut, Eleocharis dulcis, Cyperaceae
    • Eleocharis Dulcis Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Water Chestnut, Eleocharis dulcis, CyperaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Eleocharis dulcis seed extract. 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 Eleocharis dulcis seed extract 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.