ALPINIA FORMOSANA LEAF/STEM POWDER
Alpinia Formosana Leaf/Stem Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground leaves and stems of Alpinia formosana, Zingiberaceae.
ALPINIA FORMOSANA LEAF/STEM POWDER 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.
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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
- POWDER
- Stated biological parts
- LEAF, STEM
- Named source segments
- 2
Review parsed source-name segments
- ALPINIA FORMOSANA LEAF
- STEM POWDER
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.
Alpinia formosana
acceptedK.Schum.
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Alpinia
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Inventory details for ALPINIA FORMOSANA LEAF/STEM POWDER
INCI name
ALPINIA FORMOSANA LEAF/STEM POWDER
Description
Alpinia Formosana Leaf/Stem Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground leaves and stems of Alpinia formosana, Zingiberaceae.
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 95508
- Imported identity
- ALPINIA FORMOSANA LEAF/STEM POWDER
- Source update
- 09/01/2018
Annex records for ALPINIA FORMOSANA LEAF/STEM POWDER
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.
- HUMECTANT
- Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
- SKIN CONDITIONING
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
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
Alpinia formosana
4 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.
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How ALPINIA FORMOSANA LEAF/STEM POWDER appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists ALPINIA FORMOSANA LEAF/STEM POWDER 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.
ALPINIA FORMOSANA LEAF/STEM POWDER is also tagged with 2 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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Source note for ALPINIA FORMOSANA LEAF/STEM POWDER
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for ALPINIA FORMOSANA LEAF/STEM POWDER from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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