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PETASITES JAPONICUS BUD EXTRACT

Petasites Japonicus Bud Extract is the extract of the buds of Petasites japonicus.

PETASITES JAPONICUS BUD 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 identifies a biological source material and its stated preparation or plant part.

Identity type from wording
biological_material
Preparation or form
EXTRACT
Scientific-name candidates to verify against the supplier specification
Petasites japonicus

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.

2026-07-17 XR

Petasites japonicus

accepted

(Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.

Rank
species
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Petasites
Japanese butterburJapanese sweet coltsfootCreamy ButterburGiant Butterburbutterburgreat butterbursweet-coltsfoot
Open Catalogue of Life record

Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.

Official European Commission record

CosIng substance ID
102135
Published in the Official Journal
Yes
Recorded by the Commission
2024-03-25
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Inventory details for PETASITES JAPONICUS BUD EXTRACT

INCI name

PETASITES JAPONICUS BUD EXTRACT

Description

Petasites Japonicus Bud Extract is the extract of the buds of Petasites japonicus.

Record provenance

Inventory reference
cosing-live-102135
Imported identity
PETASITES JAPONICUS BUD EXTRACT
Source update
2024-03-25
European Commission CosIng source notes

Key data

CAS
—

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.

EC
—
Restriction
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Function
SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
Increasing the water content of the top layers of the skin. Humectants are primarily hygroscopic agents drawing moisture from the surrounding air.

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

Petasites japonicus

Japanese butterburJapanese sweet coltsfootCreamy Butterbur

7 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.

Ingredients with overlapping formulation functions

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How PETASITES JAPONICUS BUD EXTRACT appears in the CosIng inventory

The CosIng inventory lists PETASITES JAPONICUS BUD 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.

PETASITES JAPONICUS BUD EXTRACT is also tagged with 1 cosmetic function 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.

Frequently asked questions

PETASITES JAPONICUS BUD EXTRACT is listed in the EU CosIng ingredient inventory with no direct annex restriction records linked at this time. Absence of an annex link does not guarantee unrestricted use — always verify against the current official CosIng database before formulating.

According to the EU CosIng inventory, PETASITES JAPONICUS BUD EXTRACT carries the following function designation(s):

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Source note for PETASITES JAPONICUS BUD EXTRACT

This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for PETASITES JAPONICUS BUD EXTRACT from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.

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