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Cucumber seed

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cucumber seed in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Cucumis sativus seed”.

Also known as Cucumis sativus seed · Cucumis sativus (cucumber) seed · Cucumis esculentus seed · Cucumis hardwickii seed · Cucumis muricatus seed · Cucumis rumphii seed

Show all 12 names

Cucumis sativus (cucumber) seed extract · Cucumis setosus seed · Cucumis sphaerocarpus seed · Cucumis vilmorinii seed · Garden cucumber seed · Trapusha seed

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an exfoliating agent. Cucumis Sativus Seed are the seeds obtained from Cucumis sativus.

  • Exfoliating
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. Cucumber seed appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveCucumis Sativus Seed are the seeds obtained from Cucumis sativus
    • Cucumis Sativus Seed are the seeds obtained from Cucumis sativusSource →
  • 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 Cucumber 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 Cucumber 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.