Is CUCURBITA PEPO safe to use in EU cosmetics?

CUCURBITA PEPO is listed in the EU CosIng ingredient inventory with no direct annex restriction records linked at this time. Always verify against the current official CosIng database before formulating.

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InventoryRef 5560715/10/2010

CUCURBITA PEPO

Cucurbita Pepo is the plant material derived from the Pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo L., Cucurbitaceae

CUCURBITA PEPO is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.

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Inventory details for CUCURBITA PEPO

INCI name

CUCURBITA PEPO

Description

Cucurbita Pepo is the plant material derived from the Pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo L., Cucurbitaceae

Record provenance

Inventory reference: 55607
Imported identity: CUCURBITA PEPO
Source update: 15/10/2010

European Commission CosIng source notes

Annex records for CUCURBITA PEPO

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Key data

CAS

89998-03-8

289-741-0

Restriction

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Function

SKIN CONDITIONING: Maintaining the skin in good condition.

Official EU ingredient-name evidence

The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.

#7692 · CUCURBITA PEPO

Other ingredients from the same source

Cucurbita pepo

ScallopiniRibbed PumpkinKumikumi

12 other ingredients in this inventory name the same organism. Sharing a source is not sharing an identity: a leaf extract, a seed oil and a ferment are different materials with different specifications.

Records sharing a CAS or EC identity

CUCURBITA PEPO FRUIT CUCURBITA PEPO FRUIT EXTRACT CUCURBITA PEPO POWDER CUCURBITA PEPO SEED EXTRACT HYDROLYZED CUCURBITA PEPO SEEDCAKE

Ingredients with overlapping formulation functions

CUCURBITA MAXIMA FRUIT EXTRACTSKIN CONDITIONING

CUCURBITA MAXIMA PHYTOPLACENTA EXTRACTHUMECTANT, SKIN CONDITIONING

CUCURBITA MAXIMA SEED EXTRACTHUMECTANT, SKIN CONDITIONING

CUCURBITA MAXIMA SEED OILSKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

CUCURBITA PEPO COTYLEDON EXTRACTHAIR CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING

CUCURBITA PEPO FRUITSKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

CUCURBITA PEPO FRUIT EXTRACTSKIN CONDITIONING

CUCURBITA PEPO GIROMONTIINA FRUIT EXTRACTSKIN CONDITIONING

Additional official and scientific sources

11 external databases to check this identity in

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ECHA CHEM / Information on chemicals PubChem PUG REST EU Safety Gate cosmetic product alerts ECHA CHEM US EPA CompTox Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessments FDA Global Substance Registration System ILO/WHO International Chemical Safety Cards Japan NITE-CHRIP NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards OECD eChemPortal

How CUCURBITA PEPO appears in the CosIng inventory

The CosIng inventory lists CUCURBITA PEPO as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.

CUCURBITA PEPO is also tagged with 1 cosmetic function in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.

Frequently asked questions

CUCURBITA PEPO is listed in the EU CosIng ingredient inventory with no direct annex restriction records linked at this time. Absence of an annex link does not guarantee unrestricted use — always verify against the current official CosIng database before formulating.

According to the EU CosIng inventory, CUCURBITA PEPO carries the following function designation(s):

SKIN CONDITIONING

CAS 89998-03-8 may appear across multiple EU annex records. Viewing the CAS lookup page shows all Annex II–VI entries sharing this identifier, which is useful for identifying cross-annex regulatory status of the same chemical substance.

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Source note for CUCURBITA PEPO

This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for CUCURBITA PEPO from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.

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