Peanut Glycerides

Abstract

The Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety reviewed updated information that has become available since their original assessment from 2001, along with updated information regarding product types, and frequency and concentrations of use, and reaffirmed their original conclusion that Peanut Glycerides is safe as a cosmetic ingredient in the practices of use and concentration as described in this report.

The Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety first published a safety assessment of Peanut Glycerides (as part of a larger group of ingredients) in 2001. ¹ The Expert Panel concluded that Peanut Glycerides is safe for use in cosmetic formulations.

Because it has been at least 15 years since the final report was published, in accordance with Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Procedures, the Expert Panel considered whether the safety of Peanut Glycerides should be reassessed. (Hydrogenated Peanut Oil, Peanut Oil, and Peanut Acid were also reviewed in the 2001 assessment and are not considered here because they have since been included in a 2017 safety assessment of plant-derived fatty acid oils. ² Additionally, Peanut (Arachis Hypogaea) Flour was also reviewed in the 2001 assessment, but was found to have insufficient data to conclude on safety, and therefore is not considered for rereview.) At its December 2022 meeting, the Expert Panel reviewed updated (2022) information regarding product types and ingredient use frequencies as reported in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program (VCRP) database ³ and maximum use concentrations provided in response to the survey conducted by the Personal Care Products Council (Council). ⁴ Both in 2022 and at the time of the original report, no use of Peanut Glycerides was reported to the VCRP and concentrations of use were not provided in response to the Council survey.

In October 2022, an extensive search of the world’s literature was performed for studies dated 1996 forward. No relevant new data were found. In summary, the Expert Panel noted the lack of frequency and concentration of use data as well as the lack of any new, available, relevant safety data. Considering this information, as well as the information provided in the original safety assessment, the Expert Panel reaffirmed the 2001 conclusion for Peanut Glycerides.