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Pentanema britannica flower

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Pentanema britannica flower in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Inula britannica flower extract”.

Also known as Inula britannica flower extract · Inulae flos (inula britannica) · British elecampane flower · British india flower · British yellowhead flower · Inula flower (inula britannica)

Show all 15 names

Ou ya xuan fu hua flower · Xuan fu hua (inula britannica) · Xuanfuhua (inula britannica) · Aster britannicus flower · Aster orientalis flower · Conyza britannica flower · Inula britannica flower · Inula dichotoma flower · Inula tymiensis flower

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Inula Britannica Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Inula Inglese, Inula britannica (L.), Asteraceae.

  • 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. Pentanema britannica flower appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveInula Britannica Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Inula Inglese, Inula britannica (L.), Asteraceae
    • Inula Britannica Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Inula Inglese, Inula britannica (L.), AsteraceaeSource →
  • 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 Pentanema britannica flower. 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 Pentanema britannica flower 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.