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Lowbush blueberry seed

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Lowbush blueberry seed in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Vaccinium angustifolium seed”.

Also known as Vaccinium angustifolium seed · Vaccinium angustifolium (blueberry) seed · Low-bush blueberry seed · Cyanococcus angustifolius seed · Cyanococcus pensylvanicus seed · Vaccinium brittonii seed

Show all 12 names

Vaccinium humile seed · Vaccinium lamarckii seed · Vaccinium minutiflorum seed · Vaccinium multiflorum seed · Vaccinium nigrum seed · Vaccinium ramulosum seed

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an abrasive. Vaccinium Angustifolium Seed is the seeds obtained from the Blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium, Ericaceae.

  • Abrasive
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. Lowbush blueberry seed appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveVaccinium Angustifolium Seed is the seeds obtained from the Blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium, Ericaceae
    • Vaccinium Angustifolium Seed is the seeds obtained from the Blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium, EricaceaeSource →
  • 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 Lowbush blueberry seed. 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 Lowbush blueberry seed 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.