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Laminaria japonica

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Laminaria japonica in plain language

What it is

Also known as Kombu · Laminariae thallus (laminaria japonica) · Cha-kombu · Eckloniae thallus (laminaria japonica) · Japanese kelp · Japanese sea tangle

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Kelp or tangle (laminaria japonica) · Kun bu (laminaria japonica) · Kunbu (laminaria japonica) · Laminaria fragilis · Laminaria japonica extract · Laminaria japonica whole · Saccharina japonica

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Laminaria japonica yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Laminaria japonica appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 6 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 6 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Laminaria japonica 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

  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-12-31

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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.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Laminaria japonica in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

6

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Laminaria japonica; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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