beauty
cleaning
industrial
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Ginger

CAS 8007-08-7 · 0/100 · High conf.

Concern score

0/100Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (FDA GRAS).

High confidence

Ginger in plain language

What it is: Also known as Ginger oil · Zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil · Ginger, oil (zingiber officinale rosc.) · Ginger CO2 extract · Ginger absolute · rectified Ginger oil
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Ginger oleoresin · Ginger terpeneless · Zingiber officinale oil · zingiber cassumunar root oil · zingiber officinale root oil · zingiber officinalis oil
What it does: Used in consumer products as a humectant, a fragrance ingredient and a flavouring.
Humectant
Fragrance
Flavouring
Conditioner
Deodorant
Is it a concern?: Low concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Cleaning and safety.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Ginger appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

USFDAmarketed drug occurrence3 entries
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 106 active drug products and 110 total products.Source →
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.Source →
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 9 active drug products and 9 total products.Source →
USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: ELIXIR; Potency: 10 mg/5mlSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SYRUP; Potency: 0.05 ml/5mlSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Deodorizer, Humectant.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Deodorizer, Humectant.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Ginger. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Ginger yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated november 21, 2014
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2028-11-08
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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Ginger in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

110

Typical roles

HumectantFragranceFlavouringConditionerDeodorant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Ginger; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Ginger in the catalog.