Biotech Ingredient
HUMAN CARDIOMYOCYTE INDUCED PLURIPOTENT CELL CONDITIONED MEDIA
Safety score · 0–100
Caution
Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.
About
Media conditioned by human iPS-derived cardiomyocytes. Serious regulatory and safety questions — generally not accepted as a cosmetic ingredient.
Human cardiomyocyte induced pluripotent stem cell conditioned media is the culture medium harvested from human iPS-derived heart-muscle cell lines. It contains secreted proteins, growth factors, exosomes, and extracellular vesicles. Using human-cell-derived materials in cosmetics raises significant regulatory concern: EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 restricts ingredients of human origin, and the FDA has issued warnings against cosmetic products containing human-cell-derived components (e.g., exosome products). Quality control for residual viruses, DNA, and donor screening is demanding. Biological activity claims for growth-factor content trespass into drug jurisdiction. No SCCS or CIR monograph exists. Score in the red tier reflecting regulatory, safety, and positioning concerns rather than acute toxicity.
Function
Skin benefits
- Complex peptide/growth factor content
- Novel biotech proposition
Known concerns
- Human-cell-derived — regulatory restrictions in EU and US
- Residual biological contamination risk
- No cosmetic safety dossier
- Crosses line toward drug claims
- Marketing overstates biology
References
EU CosIng database
European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.
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