# CYLINDROTHECA FUSIFORMIS

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_unii_f4_j2_h3_d5_ou
Categories: beauty
Functions: Antioxidant, Skin protecting
Identifier: CYLINDROTHECA FUSIFORMIS EXTRACT

> CYLINDROTHECA FUSIFORMIS: Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant and a skin protectant. Cylindrotheca Fusiformis Extract is the extract of the alga, Cylindrotheca fusiformis, Bacillariaceae. FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse. Compiled from 3 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Cylindrotheca Fusiformis Extract is the extract of the alga,  Cylindrotheca fusiformis, Bacillariaceae.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/93276
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:F4J2H3D5OU

_Assessed by Greenveil._