Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Coleus Forskohlii Root Extract in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Coleus Forskohlii Root Extract is a cosmetic ingredient that holds water in the skin or the product. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 5 products, most often anti-wrinkle creams.

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What does Coleus Forskohlii Root Extract do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Coleus Forskohlii Root Extract holds water in the skin or the product, softens and smooths the skin, and keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: humectant, emollient, skin conditioning and oral care.

humectantemollientskin conditioningoral care

What is Coleus Forskohlii Root Extract?

Coleus Forskohlii Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Coleus Forskohlii.

CosIng reference
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Which products contain Coleus Forskohlii Root Extract?

Open Beauty Facts finds Coleus Forskohlii Root Extract in the ingredient lists of 5 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often anti-wrinkle creams, shaving and aftershaves.

  • Anti-wrinkle creams2
  • Shaving1
  • Aftershaves1
  • Skincare1
  • Anti-ageing face care1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 3 · Germany 1 · Turkey 1 · Morocco 1.

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

On these listsEmollientsHumectants

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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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