Componente activoMaterias primas cosméticas

Silk Sericin

シルクセリシン (Shiruku Seshishin)

Por qué hacer sourcing en Japón

UNESCO-listed Tomioka Silk Mill (Gunma) anchors Japan's heritage sericulture; remaining producers focus on high-purity sericin for cosmetic and biomedical applications.

Spec clave

Molecular weight typically 5,000-50,000 Da depending on extraction; serine content ~30% of amino acid profile.

Producto final típico

Premium moisturisers, hair-conditioning serums, biomedical wound dressings.

At a glance

Proveedores listados
2 proveedores
MOQ típico
1–10 kg powder; 100 g – 5 kg active ingredient grade
Plazo típico
8–14 weeks
Regiones de origen
Gunma (Tomioka heritage region), Nagano, Saitama
Categoría
Materias primas cosméticas
Temporada de cosecha
Cocoon production June – September; processing year-round
Estado regulatorio en Japón
JSCI listed (シルクセリシン); MHLW cosmetic ingredient
Nombre INCI
Sericin
Nombre japonés
シルクセリシン
Romaji
Shiruku Seshishin

Sobre este ingrediente

Water-soluble silk protein extracted from the cocoon of Bombyx mori silkworms. Historically a by-product of fibroin (fiber-grade silk) extraction, sericin's high serine content (~30%) gives it strong film-forming and humectant properties for skincare formulations. Japan's silk industry — concentrated in Gunma, Nagano, and Saitama — has rebuilt around high-grade sericin production since the 2000s, using cocoons from JA Silk and small remaining sericulture cooperatives. Used in moisturisers, hair-care, and increasingly in injectable/wound-care medical applications.

Estado regulatorio

JapónJSCI listed (シルクセリシン); MHLW cosmetic ingredient
Unión EuropeaCosIng listed (Sericin); EU cosmetic regulation 1223/2009 compliant
Estados UnidosAcceptable for cosmetics under MoCRA; MoCRA registration required
ChinaNMPA cosmetic ingredient; verify IECIC inclusion

Proveedores japoneses

Consultar sobre Silk Sericin