What does Vetiveria zizanioides leaf/root water do?

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Vetiveria Zizanioides Leaf/Root Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves and roots of Vetiveria zizanioides. The accepted scientific name for Vetiveria zizanioides is Chrysopogon zizanioides.

Is Vetiveria zizanioides leaf/root water safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Vetiveria zizanioides leaf/root water

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Vetiveria zizanioides leaf/root water in plain language

What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Vetiveria Zizanioides Leaf/Root Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves and roots of Vetiveria zizanioides. The accepted scientific name for Vetiveria zizanioides is Chrysopogon zizanioides.
Skin conditioning
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Vetiveria zizanioides leaf/root water appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveVetiveria Zizanioides Leaf/Root Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves and roots of Vetiveria zizanioides. The accepted scientific name for Vetiveria zizanioides is Chrysopogon zizanioides.
- Vetiveria Zizanioides Leaf/Root Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves and roots of Vetiveria zizanioides. The accepted scientific name for Vetiveria zizanioides is Chrysopogon zizanioides.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Vetiveria zizanioides leaf/root water. 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 Vetiveria zizanioides leaf/root water yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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Suitability

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

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.