- beauty
Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae
Concern score
Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae in plain language
On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Sea whip extract”.
Also known as Sea whip extract · Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae whole · Sea plume whole · Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae bayer, 1961
Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Sea Whip Extract is an extract of the marine invertebrate, Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae.
- Skin conditioning
- 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. Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae appears in these published regulatory listings.
EUCosIngActiveSea Whip Extract is an extract of the marine invertebrate, Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae
- Sea Whip Extract is an extract of the marine invertebrate, Pseudopterogorgia elisabethaeSource →
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 Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. 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 Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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.