Database/Skin Conditioning/Kaempferia Galanga Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Kaempferia Galanga Root Extract natural?

Yes. Solvent extract of Kaempferia galanga rhizomes; retains the plant's natural conditioning compounds.

INCI nameKaempferia Galanga Root Extract
CAS92347-13-2
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the roots (rhizomes) of the galangal…

How we scored it

Botanical root extract (galangal); this site's convention 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Extracted from the roots (rhizomes) of the galangal plant, typically by alcohol or water extraction. No synthetic route is used.

In plain English

An extract from galangal root, a ginger-family plant, used to condition skin. It's made by extracting the root with water or alcohol.

CosIng definition: Kaempferia Galanga Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Galangal, Kaempferia galanga L., Zingiberaceae

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2KAEMPFERIA GALANGA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3KAEMPFERIA GALANGA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=KAEMPFERIA%20GALANGA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT