What does Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower/leaf extract do?

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and a tonic. Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Flower/Leaf Extract is an extract of the flowers and leaves of the Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L., Malvaceae.

Is Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower/leaf 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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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower/leaf extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower/leaf extract in plain language

What it is: Also known as Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flowering top · Blackening-plant flowering top · China rose flowering top · Chinese hibiscus flowering top · Hawaiian hibiscus flowering top · Japakusuma flowering top
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Rose-of-china flowering top · Rose-of-sharon flowering top · Shoe flower flowering top · Shoebackplant flowering top
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and a tonic. Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Flower/Leaf Extract is an extract of the flowers and leaves of the Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L., Malvaceae.
Skin conditioning
Tonic
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. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower/leaf 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 →
EUCosIngActiveHibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Flower/Leaf Extract is an extract of the flowers and leaves of the Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L., Malvaceae
- Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Flower/Leaf Extract is an extract of the flowers and leaves of the Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L., MalvaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower/leaf 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 Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower/leaf 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.