What does Isatis tinctoria seed extract do?

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Isatis Tinctoria Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Wild Indigo, Isatis tinctoria L., Brassicaceae.

Is Isatis tinctoria seed extract 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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Isatis tinctoria seed extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Isatis tinctoria seed extract in plain language

What it is: Also known as Isatis tinctoria seed · Dyer's woad seed · Glastum seed · Isatis bannatica seed · Isatis campestris seed · Isatis canescens seed
Show all 23 names
Isatis ciesielskii seed · Isatis indigotica seed · Isatis japonica seed · Isatis kamienskii seed · Isatis koelzii seed · Isatis macrocarpa seed · Isatis maeotica seed · Isatis maritima seed · Isatis oblongata seed · Isatis praecox seed · Isatis reticulata seed · Isatis sibirica seed · Isatis taurica seed · Isatis transsilvanica seed · Isatis villarsii seed · Isatis yezoensis seed · Woad seed
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Isatis Tinctoria Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Wild Indigo, Isatis tinctoria L., Brassicaceae.
Skin 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. Isatis tinctoria 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 →
EUCosIngActiveIsatis Tinctoria Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Wild Indigo, Isatis tinctoria L., Brassicaceae
- Isatis Tinctoria Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Wild Indigo, Isatis tinctoria L., BrassicaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Isatis tinctoria 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 Isatis tinctoria 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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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.