Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract is a cosmetic ingredient that holds water in the skin or the product. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 6 products, most often shower gels.

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What does Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract holds water in the skin or the product, and cares for teeth and mouth. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: humectant and oral care.

humectantoral care

What is Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract?

Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract is an extract of the leaves and stems of the Bamboo, Bambusa vulgaris, Poaceaea.

CAS number
91771-33-4
EC number
294-923-8
CosIng reference
54808

Which products contain Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract?

Open Beauty Facts finds Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract in the ingredient lists of 6 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often shower gels, hair care and shampoo and shower gels.

  • Shower gels2
  • Hair care2
  • Shampoo and shower gels1
  • Hair conditioners1
  • Soaps1
  • Shaving soaps1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 4 · Germany 2.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsHumectants

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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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