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Auricularia polytricha fruiting body extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Auricularia polytricha fruiting body extract in plain language

What it is

Also known as Auricularia polytricha fruiting body · Auricularia auricula-judae var. polytricha fruiting body · Black chinese fungus fruiting body · Chinese wood ear fruiting body · Exidia polytricha fruiting body · Hirneola polytricha fruiting body

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Auricularia polytricha basidiocarp

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a humectant, a skin-conditioning agent and a skin protectant. Auricularia Polytricha Fruiting Body Extract is the extract of the fruiting body of the Mushroom, Auricularia polytricha.

  • Humectant
  • Skin conditioning
  • Skin protecting
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. Auricularia polytricha fruiting body 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 →
  • EUCosIngActiveAuricularia Polytricha Fruiting Body Extract is the extract of the fruiting body of the Mushroom, Auricularia polytricha
    • Auricularia Polytricha Fruiting Body Extract is the extract of the fruiting body of the Mushroom, Auricularia polytrichaSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Auricularia polytricha fruiting body 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 Auricularia polytricha fruiting body 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.