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Honey

Honey has a published cosmetic safety assessment.

HumectantFlavouringSkin conditioning
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What it is and what it does

Mel -EU-

About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗

Humectant
Helps attract and retain moisture.
Flavouring
Adds or modifies a product's flavour, including in oral-care products such as toothpaste.
Skin conditioning
A broad cosmetic role for maintaining skin condition. It does not identify a particular clinical benefit.

Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗ · European Commission JRC: Flavouring roles in toothpaste formulations ↗

Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.

A closer look

What the research shows

Safety assessment

The report reviews safety evidence for honey ingredients in cosmetic formulations and emphasizes controlling impurities such as pesticides and endotoxins.

What this does not tell us

Grouped cosmetic safety evidence does not establish wound treatment efficacy, and honey source or processing can change composition.

Sources for this summary. PubMed 40673535 ↗

Research review checked Oct 1, 2026

Selective screening of 10 local candidates and reuse of the final primary report after checking its explicit exact member list.

Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.

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Products containing this ingredient

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From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.

Names and identifiers

Registry identity

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INCI name on ingredient lists
HONEY
CAS registry number
8028-66-8

Sources for this ingredient record