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ECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT WATER

Echinacea Purpurea Root Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the roots of Echinacea purpurea.

ECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT WATER is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.

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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
WATER
Stated biological parts
ROOT
Scientific-name candidates to verify against the supplier specification
Echinacea purpurea

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

Echinacea purpurea

accepted

(L.) Moench

Rank
species
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Echinacea
purple-coneflowereastern purple-coneflowerPurple Coneflowereastern purple coneflowerbroad-leaved purple coneflowerRoter Sonnenhut (DE)Eastern purple coneflower (EN)
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
99014
Entry status
Active
Published in the Official Journal
Yes
Recorded by the Commission
2023-05-23
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Inventory details for ECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT WATER

INCI name

ECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT WATER

Description

Echinacea Purpurea Root Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the roots of Echinacea purpurea.

Record provenance

Inventory reference
cosing-live-99014
Imported identity
ECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT WATER
Source update
2023-05-23
European Commission CosIng source notes
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Key data

CAS
90028-20-9 (generic)
EC
289-808-4
Restriction
—
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.
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.

#9693 · ECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT WATER

Other ingredients from the same source

Echinacea purpurea

purple-coneflowereastern purple-coneflowerPurple Coneflower

11 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.

Records sharing a CAS or EC identity

ECHINACEA PURPUREA CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACTECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACTECHINACEA PURPUREA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACTECHINACEA PURPUREA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM JUICEECHINACEA PURPUREA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATERECHINACEA PURPUREA LEAF/ROOT EXTRACTECHINACEA PURPUREA LEAF/STEM/MERISTEM CELL CULTURE EXTRACTECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT EXTRACT

Ingredients with overlapping formulation functions

DERMACOCCUS NISHINOMIYAENSIS FERMENT EXTRACT FILTRATESKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
DIANTHUS DELTOIDES FLOWER EXTRACTSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
DIPEPTIDE-71SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT; SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT; SKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
DORCOCERAS HYGROMETRICA LEAF/ROOT EXTRACTHUMECTANT, SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT, SKIN PROTECTING
ECKLONIA STOLONIFERA EXTRACTSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT; SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
EDENIA GOMEZPOMPAE FERMENT LYSATE EXTRACTANTIOXIDANT; SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT; SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT; SKIN CONDITIONING - MISC…
ELAEAGNUS ANGUSTIFOLIA FRUIT EXTRACTANTIOXIDANT; SKIN PROTECTING; SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT; SKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA BRANCH EXTRACTSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT, SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT

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ECHA CHEM / Information on chemicalsPubChem PUG RESTEU Safety Gate cosmetic product alertsECHA CHEMUS EPA CompToxCosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessmentsFDA Global Substance Registration SystemILO/WHO International Chemical Safety CardsJapan NITE-CHRIPNIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical HazardsOECD eChemPortal

How ECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT WATER appears in the CosIng inventory

The CosIng inventory lists ECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT WATER 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.

ECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT WATER 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.

Frequently asked questions

ECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT WATER 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, ECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT WATER carries the following function designation(s):

CAS 90028-20-9 (generic) may appear across multiple EU annex records. Viewing the CAS lookup page shows all Annex II–VI entries sharing this identifier, which is useful for identifying cross-annex regulatory status of the same chemical substance.

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Source note for ECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT WATER

This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for ECHINACEA PURPUREA ROOT WATER from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.

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