Alpinia Officinarum Root Extract in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

What does Alpinia Officinarum Root Extract do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Alpinia Officinarum Root Extract keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: skin conditioning.

What is Alpinia Officinarum Root Extract?

Alpinia Officinarum Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Lesser Galangal, Alpinia officinarum (L.), Zingiberaceae.

CAS number

90320-42-6

EC number

291-068-2

CosIng reference

54302

Which products contain Alpinia Officinarum Root Extract?

Open Beauty Facts finds Alpinia Officinarum Root Extract in the ingredient lists of 5 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often face care and face masks.

• Face care1
• Face masks1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 4 · United States 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Alpinia Officinarum Root Extract turns up, not how much of the market it is.

Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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