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Skin Conditioning

BACILLUS/TRICHOSANTHES KIRILOWII EXTRACT FERMENT

82

Safety score · 0–100

Good

Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.

A Bacillus ferment of Chinese cucumber root — a traditional gourd known as Tian Hua Fen. Fermentation yields humectant polysaccharides and postbiotic metabolites; historical oral toxicity is not relevant to topical use.

Function

SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT

Skin benefits

  • Polysaccharide humectant action
  • Postbiotic metabolites support barrier
  • Traditional medicinal use of base botanical
  • Plant- and bacteria-only origin

Known concerns

  • Fresh Trichosanthes seed has historical concerns at oral high dose — not relevant topically
  • Standardisation supplier-dependent
  • Limited cosmetic-specific clinical data

References

EU

EU CosIng database

European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry: regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.

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