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Cnicus japonicus extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cnicus japonicus extract in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cirsium japonicum · Japanese thistle · Cirsium japonicum whole · Cirsii japonici herba seu radix · Da ji (cirsium japonicum) · Japanese thistle whole

Show all 28 names

Ji whole · No-azami whole · Tiger thistle whole · Alfredia japonica whole · Carduus japonicus whole · Cirsium belingschanicum whole · Cirsium bodinieri whole · Cirsium cerberus whole · Cirsium hainanense whole · Cirsium ibukiense whole · Cirsium japonicum dc. · Cirsium kitagoense whole · Cirsium kiusianum whole · Cirsium lacinulatum whole · Cirsium nakaianum whole · Cirsium senile whole · Cirsium smithianum whole · Cirsium xanthacanthum whole · Cnicus bodinieri whole · Cnicus cerberus whole · Cnicus japonicus whole · Cnicus nakaianus whole

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Cnicus Japonicus Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Cnicus japonicus.

  • 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. Cnicus japonicus 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 →
  • EUCosIngActiveCnicus Japonicus Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Cnicus japonicus
    • Cnicus Japonicus Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Cnicus japonicusSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Cnicus japonicus 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 Cnicus japonicus 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.