Ruscogenin is a triterpenoid.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Ruscogenin is a triterpenoid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII BXI92R2VUJ · registered name RUSCOGENIN · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ルスコゲニン: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるステロールである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
RUSCOGENININCI루스코제닌Korean label name (MFDS standard)ルスコゲニンJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 472-11-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 207-447-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID401019319
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID701477295
- IUPAC
- (25R)-Spirost-5-en-1beta,3beta-diol
- Molecular formula
- C27H42O4
- Molecular weight
- 430.629 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Pharmacological activities of ruscogenin: A narrative review · 2026
- Current Insights into the Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Ruscus aculeatus · 2025
- Potent therapeutic effects of ruscogenin on gastric ulcer established by acetic acid. · 2020
- DT-13 Ameliorates TNF-α-Induced Vascular Endothelial Hyperpermeability via Non-Muscle Myosin IIA and the Src/PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway · 2017
- Contact dermatitis from an anti-haemorroidal cream containing ruscogenin. · 2009
Linked databases 16
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · Chinese