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Skin Conditioning

ZANTHOXYLUM BUNGEANUM FRUIT EXTRACT

65

Safety score · 0–100

Fine

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

Sichuan pepper (Zanthoxylum bungeanum) fruit extract — a sanshool-bearing Rutaceae botanical used as a skin-conditioning active. Bioactive and aromatic, so kept at low-evidence yellow.

Function

SKIN CONDITIONING

Skin benefits

  • Alkaloid and essential-oil content
  • Skin-conditioning
  • Traditional warming/soothing claim

Known concerns

  • Genus essential oils can be photosensitizing/sensitizing
  • Bioactive alkaloids — limited topical toxicology
  • Tingling/numbing sanshool compounds

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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