ALPINIA GALANGA RHIZOME OIL
Alpinia Galanga Rhizome Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the rhizomes of Alpinia galanga.
ALPINIA GALANGA RHIZOME OIL 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
- OIL
- Stated biological parts
- RHIZOME
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 galanga
accepted(L.) Willd.
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Alpinia
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Official European Commission record
- CosIng substance ID
- 101229
- Published in the Official Journal
- Yes
- Recorded by the Commission
- 2024-07-02
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Inventory details for ALPINIA GALANGA RHIZOME OIL
INCI name
ALPINIA GALANGA RHIZOME OIL
Description
Alpinia Galanga Rhizome Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the rhizomes of Alpinia galanga.
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- cosing-live-101229
- Imported identity
- ALPINIA GALANGA RHIZOME OIL
- Source update
- 2024-07-02
Annex records for ALPINIA GALANGA RHIZOME OIL
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.
- FRAGRANCE
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- PERFUMING
- Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.
- SKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Enhancing the appearance of dry and/or damaged skin by reducing flaking and restoring suppleness.
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 galanga
languasgreater galangaGalanga
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.
- (cananga Odorata FLOWER/LEAF)/GANODERMA Lucidum Fruiting BODY/(CORCHORUS OLITORIUS/HENNA/MELIA AZADIRACHTA/MORUS ALBA/MUNTINGIA CALABURA/PSIDIUM GUAJAVA/TAMARINDUS Indica LEAF)/(CITRUS Hystrix LEAF/PEEL)/(CITRONELLA/CYMBOPOGON SCHOENANTHUS/OCIMUM Tenuiflorum LEAF/STEM)/(ALPINIA GALANGA/BOESENBERGIA ROTUNDA/GINGER/TURMERIC RHIZOME)/ZINGIBER Cassumunar Root Extract
- Alpinia Galanga Extract
- Alpinia Galanga Leaf Extract
- Alpinia Galanga Rhizome Extract
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How ALPINIA GALANGA RHIZOME OIL appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists ALPINIA GALANGA RHIZOME OIL 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 GALANGA RHIZOME OIL 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 ALPINIA GALANGA RHIZOME OIL
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