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Soybean seed volatile oil

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Soybean seed volatile oil in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Glycine soja seed water”.

Also known as Glycine soja seed water · Glycine soja (soybean) seed water · Dolichos soja seed water · Glycine angustifolia seed water · Glycine gracilis seed water · Glycine hispida seed water

Show all 18 names

Glycine max seed water · Phalseolus max seed water · Phaseolus max seed water · Soja angustifolia seed water · Soja hispida seed water · Soja japonica seed water · Soja max seed water · Soja soja seed water · Soja viridis seed water · Soya bean seed water · Soybean seed water · Glycine max seed volatile oil

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a humectant. Glycine Soja Seed Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the seeds of Soybean, Glycine soja, Leguminosae.

  • Humectant
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. Soybean seed volatile oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveGlycine Soja Seed Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the seeds of Soybean, Glycine soja, Leguminosae
    • Glycine Soja Seed Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the seeds of Soybean, Glycine soja, LeguminosaeSource →
  • 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 Soybean seed volatile oil. 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 seed volatile oil 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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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.