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Soybean

CAS 68513-95-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Soybean in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Soy isoflavones”.
Also known as Soy isoflavones · Glycine max seed · Glycine max, lecithin (glycine max (l.) merr.) · Sojae semen nigrum · Soya bean · Soyabean (glycine max (l.) merr.)
Show all 49 names
Soybean flour · Glycine max (soybean) seed powder · Glycine soja (soybean) flour · Glycine soja (soybean) seed · Glycine soja (soybean) seed powder · Glycine soja (soybean) sprout extract · Soybean ae-dust · Ae-soybean · Soybean allergenic extract- dust · Allergenic extract- soybean glycine soja · Black bean · Da dou juan · Dolichos soja seed · Food - plant source, soybean glycine max · Food - plant source, soybean glycine soja · Glycine angustifolia seed · Glycine gracilis seed · Glycine hispida seed · Glycine max (soybean) seed extract · Glycine soja (soybean) seed extract · Glycine soja seed · Heidou · Phalseolus max seed · Phaseolus max seed · Soja angustifolia seed · Soja hispida seed · Soja japonica seed · Soja max seed · Soja soja seed · Soja viridis seed · Soy bean seed · Soy flour · Soy nut · Soya · Soya flour · Soyabean · Soybean allergenic extract · Soybean meal · Soybean preparation · Soybean sprout extract · Soybeans · Soybeans, mature seeds, raw · Young soybean sprouts
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Soy Isoflavones is a mixture of isoflavones derived from Glycine Soja Seed Extract (Kumjungkong Extract). Its consists chiefly of genistein and daidzein.
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.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Soybean appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
Inactive ingredient in US drugs

USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries — 2 administration routes
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: NASource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: EMULSION; Potency: 3 %w/wSource →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrence2 entries
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.Source →
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 11 active drug products and 11 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
EUCosIngActiveSoy Isoflavones is a mixture of isoflavones derived from Glycine Soja Seed Extract (Kumjungkong Extract). Its consists chiefly of genistein and daidzein.
- Soy Isoflavones is a mixture of isoflavones derived from Glycine Soja Seed Extract (Kumjungkong Extract). Its consists chiefly of genistein and daidzein.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Soybean. 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 Soybean yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
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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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Reference links (2)

Openfda substance

en.wikipedia.org

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Openfda substance

ema.europa.eu

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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

SoyContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match

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.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Soybean in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Typical roles

Skin conditioning

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Soybean; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Soybean in the catalog.