FERULA ASSA-FOETIDA GUM EXTRACT
Ferula Assa-Foetida Gum Extract is the extract of the gum derived from Ferula assa foetida.
FERULA ASSA-FOETIDA GUM 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.
Ferula assa-foetida
acceptedL.
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Ferula
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Official European Commission record
- CosIng substance ID
- 84098
- Entry status
- Active
- Published in the Official Journal
- Yes
- Recorded by the Commission
- 2023-05-22
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Inventory details for FERULA ASSA-FOETIDA GUM EXTRACT
INCI name
FERULA ASSA-FOETIDA GUM EXTRACT
Description
Ferula Assa-Foetida Gum Extract is the extract of the gum derived from Ferula assa foetida.
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- cosing-live-84098
- Imported identity
- FERULA ASSA-FOETIDA GUM EXTRACT
- Source update
- 2023-05-22
Annex records for FERULA ASSA-FOETIDA GUM EXTRACT
Key data
- 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.
- FLAVOURING
- Imparting taste and/or flavour to a cosmetic product.
- 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
Ferula assa-foetida
asafoetidaassa-foetidadevil's-dung
1 other ingredient in this inventory names 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 FERULA ASSA-FOETIDA GUM EXTRACT appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists FERULA ASSA-FOETIDA GUM 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.
FERULA ASSA-FOETIDA GUM EXTRACT is also tagged with 4 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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