SAURURUS CHINENSIS LEAF/ROOT EXTRACT
Saururus Chinensis Leaf/Root Extract is the extract of the leaves and roots of Saururus chinensis, Saururaceae
SAURURUS CHINENSIS LEAF/ROOT EXTRACT is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
That describes this inventory, not the law. No imported rule is not evidence that an ingredient is permitted: a rule may exist under another name or identifier, or in a dataset not yet imported here.
What the official INCI name states
The official label is a composite INCI name with 2 named source-material segments. Each segment must be reconciled with the supplier specification.
- Identity type from wording
- composite
- Preparation or form
- ROOT EXTRACT, EXTRACT
- Stated biological parts
- ROOT, LEAF
- Named source segments
- 2
Review parsed source-name segments
- SAURURUS CHINENSIS LEAF
- ROOT EXTRACT
This structure is derived only from the official label wording. It does not establish composition, concentration, chemical equivalence, safety or regulatory permission.
Verified source-organism taxonomy
Exact scientific names from the INCI wording matched the immutable Catalogue of Life release shown here.
Saururus chinensis
accepted(Lour.) Baill.
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Saururaceae
- Genus
- Saururus
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Inventory details for SAURURUS CHINENSIS LEAF/ROOT EXTRACT
INCI name
SAURURUS CHINENSIS LEAF/ROOT EXTRACT
Description
Saururus Chinensis Leaf/Root Extract is the extract of the leaves and roots of Saururus chinensis, Saururaceae
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 82319
- Imported identity
- SAURURUS CHINENSIS LEAF/ROOT EXTRACT
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for SAURURUS CHINENSIS LEAF/ROOT EXTRACT
Key data
No CAS number, and none is expected: this is a botanical or biological preparation rather than a single compound, and CAS numbers identify single substances. Identity rests on the source organism and the supplier specification.
- ANTIMICROBIAL
- Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
- ANTIOXIDANT
- Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.
- ASTRINGENT
- Contracting and/or tightening the skin.
- SKIN CONDITIONING
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
- SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- SKIN PROTECTING
- Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
Other ingredients from the same source
Saururus chinensis
Asian Lizard's TailChinese Lizard's TailLizard's tail
16 other ingredients in this inventory name the same organism. Sharing a source is not sharing an identity: a leaf extract, a seed oil and a ferment are different materials with different specifications.
- ACETOBACTER/BARK/ROOT/AKEBIA Quinata STEM/LEAF/FLOWER/SEED/FRUIT/MORUS Alba TWIG/PTEROCARPUS Santalinus WOOD/RHIZOME/ALISMA Orientale TUBER/GINGKO Biloba NUT/PORIA Cocos SCLEROTIUM/GANODERMA LUCIDUM/INONTUS OBLIQUUS/TREMELLA FUCIFORMIS/FLOWER/LEAF/STEM/BAMBUSA Vulgaris LEAF/STEM/POLYGONATUM Multiflorum RHIZOME/ROOT/RHEUM Palmatum ROOT/STALK/ACORUS Gramineus ROOT/STEM/ACHYRANTHES JAPONICA/AGASTACHE RUGOSA/ANTHRISCUS SYLVESTRIS/ARALIA CORDATA/CHRYSANTHEMUM SIBIRICUM/CITRUS UNSHIU/CORDYCEPS SINENSIS/DIANTHUS CHINENSIS/DRYOPTERIS CRASSIRHIZOMA/GERANIUM THUNBERGII/HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA/MENTHA ARVENSIS/OROSTACHYS JAPONICA/PHELLINUS LINTEUS/PINUS DENSIFLORA/POLYGONUM AVICULARE/SALICORNIA HERBACEA/SAURURUS CHINENSIS/SCHIZONEPETA TENUIFOLIA/SELAGINELLA TAMARISCINA/SORBUS COMMIXTA/TARAXACUM PLATYCARPUM/TRAMETES VERSICOLOR/VELVET/HONEY/MALT Ferment Filtrate
- Cinnamomum Cassia BARK/PONCIRUS Trifoliata FRUIT/SAURURUS Chinensis LEAF/ROOT/SOPHORA Angustifolia Root Extract
- Enterococcus FAECIUM/SAURURUS Chinensis Extract Ferment Filtrate
- Eriobotrya Japonica LEAF/(HOUTTUYNIA Cordata LEAF/STEM)/(ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS/LEDEBOURIELLA SESELOIDES/SAURURUS CHINENSIS/SOPHORA Flavescens ROOT)/ACORUS Gramineus Stem Extract
- KLUYVEROMYCES/LACTOBACILLUS/SAURURUS Chinensis Oil Ferment Filtrate
- LACTOBACILLUS/LEDUM PALUSTRE/ARTEMISIA CAPILLARIS/HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA/SAURURUS Chinensis Leaf Extract Ferment Filtrate
- Nelumbo Nucifera LEAF/OROSTACHYS JAPONICA/SAURURUS Chinensis Extract
- Nelumbo Nucifera LEAF/SAURURUS Chinensis Extract
- Orostachys JAPONICA/SAURURUS Chinensis Extract
- Poncirus Trifoliata FRUIT/SOPHORA Flavescens ROOT/DUCHESNEA CHRYSANTHA/SAURURUS Chinensis LEAF/ROOT/HOUTTYUNIA CORDATA/PERILLA Frutescens LEAF/LONICERA Japonica Flower Extract
- Pseudozyma EPICOLA/SOYBEAN FLOUR/APRICOT Kernel OIL/OLIVE Fruit OIL/SUNFLOWER Seed OIL/SWEET Almond OIL/SAURURUS Chinensis Extract Ferment Extract Filtrate
- Saururus Chinensis Extract
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How SAURURUS CHINENSIS LEAF/ROOT EXTRACT appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists SAURURUS CHINENSIS LEAF/ROOT EXTRACT as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
SAURURUS CHINENSIS LEAF/ROOT EXTRACT is also tagged with 6 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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