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Grateloupia livida powder

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Grateloupia livida powder in plain language

What it is

Also known as Grateloupia livida · Grateloupia furcata · Grateloupia jubata · Grateloupia kaifuensis · Grateloupia ligulata · Grateloupia livida whole

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Grateloupia nipponica · Nemastoma livida · Schizymenia ligulata

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a thickener. Grateloupia Livida Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground Alga, Grateloupia livida.

  • Viscosity controlling
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. Grateloupia livida powder appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveGrateloupia Livida Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground Alga, Grateloupia livida
    • Grateloupia Livida Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground Alga, Grateloupia lividaSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Grateloupia livida powder. 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 Grateloupia livida powder 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.