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Cordyceps militaris fruiting body

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cordyceps militaris fruiting body in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Cordyceps militaris extract”.

Also known as Cordyceps militaris extract · Clavaria granulosa fruiting body · Clavaria militaris fruiting body · Corynesphaera militaris fruiting body · Hypoxylon militare fruiting body · Sphaeria militaris fruiting body

Show all 9 names

Torrubia militaris fruiting body · Xylaria militaris fruiting body · Cordyceps militaris ascocarp

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Cordyceps Militaris Extract is the extract of the fungus, Cordyceps militaris, Fabaceae.

  • 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. Cordyceps militaris fruiting body appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveCordyceps Militaris Extract is the extract of the fungus, Cordyceps militaris, Fabaceae.
    • Cordyceps Militaris Extract is the extract of the fungus, Cordyceps militaris, Fabaceae.Source →
  • 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 Cordyceps militaris fruiting body. 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 Cordyceps militaris fruiting body 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.