The ingredient, explained
Pseudozyma Epicola/safflower Seed Oil Ferment Extract Filtrate
Pseudozyma Epicola/Safflower Seed Oil Ferment Extract Filtrate is a filtrate of an extract of the product obtained by the fermentation of Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil by the microorganism Pseudozyma epicola.
Ingredient guide
What it is and what it does
About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗
- Humectant
- Helps attract and retain moisture.
- Emulsion stabilising
- Helps keep an emulsion from separating.
- Hair conditioning
- Improves cosmetic hair properties such as softness, shine or combability.
- 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) ↗
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
We have not yet published a checked study for this exact ingredient. This is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that research does not exist or that the ingredient is ineffective.
Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.
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Products containing this ingredient
From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.
Names and identifiers
- INCI name on ingredient lists
- PSEUDOZYMA EPICOLA/SAFFLOWER SEED OIL FERMENT EXTRACT FILTRATE
Sources for this ingredient record
- EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗ · ODbL 1.0 (Open Beauty Facts database) · Recorded Aug 8, 2026