Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Iris Germanica Root Extract in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Iris Germanica Root Extract is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 6 products, most often soaps.

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What does Iris Germanica Root Extract do in a product?

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

skin conditioning

What is Iris Germanica Root Extract?

Iris Germanica Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the German Flag, Iris germanica L., Iridaceae.

CAS number
85085-39-8
EC number
285-368-2
CosIng reference
56774

Which products contain Iris Germanica Root Extract?

Open Beauty Facts finds Iris Germanica Root Extract in the ingredient lists of 6 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often soaps, dermatological soaps and facial creams.

  • Soaps1
  • Dermatological soaps1
  • Facial creams1
  • Day creams1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 2 · Australia 2 · Germany 1 · Czech Republic 1.

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

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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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