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Papaver rhoeas seed

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Papaver rhoeas seed in plain language

What it is

Also known as Papaver rhoeas seed extract · Corn poppy seed · Corn rose seed · Field poppy seed · Flanders poppy seed · Red poppy seed

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Red weed seed

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and an abrasive. Papaver Rhoeas Seed is the seed of Papaver rhoeas, Papaveraceae.

  • Skin conditioning
  • Abrasive
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. Papaver rhoeas seed appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
  • EUCosIngActivePapaver Rhoeas Seed is the seed of Papaver rhoeas, Papaveraceae.
    • Papaver Rhoeas Seed is the seed of Papaver rhoeas, Papaveraceae.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Papaver rhoeas seed. 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 Papaver rhoeas seed 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

    Open →

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.