HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA EXTRACT
Hamamelis Virginiana Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Hamamelis virginiana, Hamamelidaceae.
HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA 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.
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What the official INCI name states
The official label identifies a biological source material and its stated preparation or plant part.
- Identity type from wording
- biological_material
- Preparation or form
- 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.
Hamamelis virginiana
acceptedL.
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Hamamelidaceae
- Genus
- Hamamelis
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Inventory details for HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA EXTRACT
INCI name
HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA EXTRACT
Description
Hamamelis Virginiana Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Hamamelis virginiana, Hamamelidaceae.
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 96284
- Imported identity
- HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA EXTRACT
- Source update
- 31/01/2019
Annex records for HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA EXTRACT
Key data
- ANTI-SEBUM
- Helping control sebum production.
- ASTRINGENT
- Contracting and/or tightening the skin.
- 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
Hamamelis virginiana
southern witch-hazelcommon witch-hazelCommon Witchhazel
8 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.
- Hamamelis Virginiana BARK/LEAF Extract
- Hamamelis Virginiana BARK/LEAF/TWIG Extract
- Hamamelis Virginiana BARK/TWIG Extract
- Hamamelis Virginiana Flower Water
- Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
- Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Water
- Hamamelis Virginiana Water
- Potentilla Erecta ROOT/(HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA/ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS/SALVIA Officinalis) LEAF/THYMUS Vulgaris FLOWER/LEAF/STEM Extract
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How HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA EXTRACT appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA 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.
HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA EXTRACT is also tagged with 3 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 HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA EXTRACT
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