WITHANIA SOMNIFERA SEED EXTRACT
Withania Somnifera Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Withania somnifera.
WITHANIA SOMNIFERA SEED 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
- SEED EXTRACT, EXTRACT
- Stated biological parts
- SEED
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.
Withania somnifera
accepted(L.) Dunal
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Withania
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Official European Commission record
- CosIng substance ID
- 99987
- Entry status
- Active
- Published in the Official Journal
- Yes
- Recorded by the Commission
- 2023-05-23
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Inventory details for WITHANIA SOMNIFERA SEED EXTRACT
INCI name
WITHANIA SOMNIFERA SEED EXTRACT
Description
Withania Somnifera Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Withania somnifera.
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- cosing-live-99987
- Imported identity
- WITHANIA SOMNIFERA SEED EXTRACT
- Source update
- 2023-05-23
Annex records for WITHANIA SOMNIFERA SEED EXTRACT
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.
- ANTIOXIDANT
- Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.
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
Withania somnifera
winter-cherryIndian GinsengPoison Gooseberry
9 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.
- SACCHAROMYCES/HONEY/VINEGAR/WINE/ Withania Somnifera Root Ferment Filtrate
- Withania Somnifera Callus Extract
- Withania Somnifera Extract
- Withania Somnifera Flower Extract
- Withania Somnifera Leaf Extract
- Withania Somnifera Leaf Powder
- Withania Somnifera LEAF/ROOT Extract
- Withania Somnifera Root Extract
- Withania Somnifera Root Powder
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How WITHANIA SOMNIFERA SEED EXTRACT appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists WITHANIA SOMNIFERA SEED 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.
WITHANIA SOMNIFERA SEED 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.
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