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Opuntia tuna flowering top

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Opuntia tuna flowering top in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Opuntia tuna flower/stem extract”.

Also known as Opuntia tuna flower/stem extract · Elephantear pricklypear flowering top · Tuna flowering top

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Opuntia Tuna Flower/Stem Extract is an extract of the flowers and stems of the Prickly Pear, Opuntia tuna, Cactaceae.

  • 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.

What we know about this ingredient

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Opuntia tuna flowering top appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveOpuntia Tuna Flower/Stem Extract is an extract of the flowers and stems of the Prickly Pear, Opuntia tuna, Cactaceae
    • Opuntia Tuna Flower/Stem Extract is an extract of the flowers and stems of the Prickly Pear, Opuntia tuna, CactaceaeSource →
  • 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 Opuntia tuna flowering top. 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 Opuntia tuna flowering top 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

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

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.

  • FishContains · 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.

Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Opuntia tuna flowering top are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Opuntia tuna flowering top; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.