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Carthamus tinctorius seedcake

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Carthamus tinctorius seedcake in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Carthamus tinctorius seedcake extract”.

Also known as Carthamus tinctorius seedcake extract · Calcitrapa tinctoria seedcake · Carduus tinctorius seedcake · Carthamus glaber seedcake · Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seedcake extract · Centaurea carthamus seedcake

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Safflower seedcake

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin protectant. Carthamus Tinctorius Seedcake Extract is the extract of Carthamus tinctorius seedcake obtained from the Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius L., Asteraceae.

  • 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. Carthamus tinctorius seedcake appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveCarthamus Tinctorius Seedcake Extract is the extract of Carthamus tinctorius seedcake obtained from the Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius L., Asteraceae
    • Carthamus Tinctorius Seedcake Extract is the extract of Carthamus tinctorius seedcake obtained from the Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius 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 Carthamus tinctorius seedcake. 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 Carthamus tinctorius seedcake 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.