How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 2 list it before the 1% line and 4 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
6 of 6 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Schizophyllan is a polysaccharide produced by the Fungus, Schizophyllan commune
US FDA substance register · UNII 7F763NNC9X · registered name SIZOFIRAN · polymer
Cosmetic roles
Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name シゾフィラン: 本品は、スエヒロタケ Schizophyllum commune から得られる多糖体であり、β-1,3結合したＤ－グルコピラノース三量体にＤ－グルコピラノシル側鎖がβ-1,6-結合したものである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
SCHIZOPHYLLANINCI시조필란Korean label name (MFDS standard)シゾフィランJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9050-67-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00238184
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID20160675
- IUPAC
- beta-D-Glucopyranosyl-(1->3)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->6)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->3)-beta-D-glucopyranose
- Molecular formula
- C24H42O21
- Molecular weight
- 666.579 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.
- Humectant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Production of Biopolymer Schizophyllan Using Local Sources in Malaysia · 2020
- Efficient production and skincare activity evaluation of schizophyllan, a β-glucan derived from Schizophyllum commune NTU-1. · 2023
- Effect and mechanism of non-homopolymeric schizophyllan in wound healing. · 2025
- Ultrasound-assisted H2O2 degradation enhances the bioactivity of Schizophyllan for wound healing and tissue regeneration · 2025
- Modular formation of hyaluronic acid/β-glucan hybrid nanogels for topical dermal delivery targeting skin dendritic cells. · 2021
Linked databases 13
- ChEBI
- 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
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · Korean · English · Japanese