How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 6 list it before the 1% line and 10 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 16 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 16
SidmoolCalendula Ampoule Moisture Cream
BIOHEAL BOHBIOHEAL BOH Probioderm 3D Lifting Essential Toner 150ml
BIOHEAL BOHBIOHEAL BOH Probioderm 3D Lifting Eye & Wrinkle Cream 25ml
BIOHEAL BOHBIOHEAL BOH Probioderm 3D Lifting Ampoule 30ml
BIOHEAL BOHBIOHEAL BOH Probioderm 3D Lifting Emulsion 150ml
DR.&CODeep Moist Booster
MamondePore Shrinker Bakuchiol Cream
MamondePore Shrinker Bakuchiol Cream
MamondeMamonde Pore Shrinker Bakuchiol Cream
philosophyphilosophy Line-Correcting Moisturizer
AbibJericho Firming Sheet Mask Daily Pick 350ml / 30ea
MEDIHEALDerma 365 Mask Madecassoside [Blemish Repair] 30 Sheets
Definition
Saponins
Cosmetic roles
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 サポニン: 本品は、植物に広く分布する水溶性配糖体である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 8047-15-2 / 11006-75-0 / 72231-29-9
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 72231-29-9
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 8047-15-2
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 11006-75-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-462-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-462-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00109108
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 8 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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)4
- Cleaning agent2
- Emulsifier2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 5 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPPTS 870.2500 (Acute Dermal Irritation) according to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPPTS 870.2400 (Acute Eye Irritation) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Marketing research in the pharmaceutical market of herbal medicines containing saponins · 2025
- Saponins: Advances in Extraction Techniques, Functional Properties, and Industrial Applications · 2025
- Quantification of Saponins from Twenty-Two Cephalaria Species · 2021
- Saponins enriched in the epidermal layer of Holothuria leucospilota body wall · 2018
- AN OVERVIEW ON THE BIOLOGICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF SAPONINS · 2014
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- Wikidata
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