- beauty
- cleaning
- food
- industrial
Human serum
CAS 9048-46-8
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Human serum in plain language
On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “RH-POLYPEPTIDE-96”.
Also known as RH-POLYPEPTIDE-96 · Serum albumin · Human serum albumin · bovine albumin · bovine albumin/bovine serum albumin-based lyophilate · bovine serum albumin. (bsa)
Show all 7 names
rabbit serum albumin
Used in cosmetics as a humectant, a solvent and a skin-conditioning agent.
- Humectant
- Solvent
- Skin conditioning
- Hair conditioning
- Cleansing
- Film forming
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Human serum appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Beauty
- Cleaning
- Pharma
- Food
- Industrial
EUCosIngActive2 entries
- rh-Polypeptide-96 is a single chain recombinant human peptide produced by fermentation in Saccharomyces. The starting gene codes for Serum Albumin, and is synthesized in vitro from an mRNA template isolated from human liver tissue. It contains a maximum of 609 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation. The protein consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids. Restriction: II/416Source →
- Albumins, blood serumSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 121 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Film former, Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 121 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Film former, Softener and conditioner.Source →
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 Human serum. 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 Human serum 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)
Allergen profile
Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.
- EggContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Food use
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.
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.
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed Human serum in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
121
Named organisations
6
Food and drugLaboratory suppliesSpecialty occupational productsPersonal careMedical/dentalConstruction and building materials
Typical roles
HumectantSolventSkin conditioningHair conditioningCleansingFilm forming