Is NARINGENIN safe in cosmetics?
NARINGENIN has a safety rating of "GOOD" in our database. EU status: permitted.
GOOD
Cosmetic Ingredient
NARINGENIN
Also known as: (S)-2,3-Dihydro-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one, EINECS 207-550-2, Narigenin, 5,7,4'-Trihydroxyflavanone, UNII-HN5425SBF2 (+6 more)
NARINGENIN (CAS 480-41-1) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Skin Conditioning. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data.
Function
Skin Conditioning
Editorial assessment
GOOD
Preliminary editorial note — not a computed safety verdict.
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one
InChIKey
FTVWIRXFELQLPI-ZDUSSCGKSA-N
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
Not specifically regulated
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Endocrine Disruptor Evidence (Expanded)
Cross-referenced EDC classifications, mechanism data, and dose-response evidence from EDLists, SIN List, and cosmetic-specific detail sources.
Cosmetic-Specific Mechanism
Category: other
Receptor targets: ERα, ERβ, AR
LOEC: 100 nM
EU status: allowed
agonist (ERα, ERβ); antagonist (AR)
PubChem Annotations
Safety and regulatory annotations from PubChem (NCBI) aggregated sources.
Safety (1)
Endocrine Disruptors
Potential endocrine disrupting compound
Source: NORMAN Suspect List Exchange
Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Softener and conditioner
Editorial summary
Preliminary editorial summary for NARINGENIN — not a computed safety verdict. See the sourced toxicological data above.
Regulatory Flags
cosing-sourced
eu-permitted
skin-conditioning
needs-enrichment
endocrine_disruptor
Known Synonyms
(S)-2,3-Dihydro-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
EINECS 207-550-2
Narigenin
5,7,4'-Trihydroxyflavanone
UNII-HN5425SBF2
(-)-(2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chroman-4-one
(2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-4-one
(2S)-Naringenin
(S)-2,3-dihydo-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
Asahina
pelargidanon
Chemical Function
Softener and conditioner
Regulatory Lists
Canada; pharmaceutical
Cross-Vertical Safety Context
Same-CAS public records found in pharmaceutical data.
SOURCE
ChEMBL / DrugCentral / FAERS
DB_PHARMA CAS match
Pharmaceutical Data
Same-CAS rows from the pharmaceutical spoke database.
Compound
NARINGENIN
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL9352
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NARINGENIN allowed in the EU?
NARINGENIN EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does NARINGENIN do in cosmetics?
NARINGENIN functions as: Skin Conditioning. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 480-41-1.
Is NARINGENIN used outside cosmetics?
NARINGENIN also appears in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
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