What does Agave atrovirens extract do?

Used in cosmetics as a humectant and a skin-conditioning agent. Agave Atrovirens Extract is an extract of the heads of Agave atrovirens, Agaveaceae.

Is Agave atrovirens extract safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Agave atrovirens extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Agave atrovirens extract in plain language

What it is: Also known as Agave atrovirens stem · Agave canartiana stem · Agave coccinea stem · Agave deflexispina stem · Agave gracilis stem · Agave latissima stem
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Agave macroculmis stem · Agave mirabilis stem · Agave ottonis stem · Agave schlechtendahlii stem · Agave tehuacanensis stem · Littaea gracilis stem
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a humectant and a skin-conditioning agent. Agave Atrovirens Extract is an extract of the heads of Agave atrovirens, Agaveaceae.
Humectant
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. Agave atrovirens extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
EUCosIngActiveAgave Atrovirens Extract is an extract of the heads of Agave atrovirens, Agaveaceae
- Agave Atrovirens Extract is an extract of the heads of Agave atrovirens, AgaveaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Agave atrovirens extract. 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 Agave atrovirens extract 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.