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Alpinia zerumbet flowering top oil

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Alpinia zerumbet flowering top oil in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Alpinia speciosa flower/leaf/stem water”.

Also known as Alpinia speciosa flower/leaf/stem water · Alpinia zerumbet flowering top water · Alpinia cristata flowering top oil · Alpinia cristata flowering top water · Alpinia fimbriata flowering top oil · Alpinia fimbriata flowering top water

Show all 36 names

Alpinia fluvitialis flowering top oil · Alpinia fluvitialis flowering top water · Alpinia schumanniana flowering top oil · Alpinia schumanniana flowering top water · Alpinia speciosa flowering top oil · Alpinia speciosa flowering top water · Amomum nutans flowering top oil · Amomum nutans flowering top water · Catimbium nutans flowering top oil · Catimbium nutans flowering top water · Catimbium speciosum flowering top oil · Catimbium speciosum flowering top water · Costus zerumbet flowering top oil · Costus zerumbet flowering top water · Languas schumanniana flowering top oil · Languas schumanniana flowering top water · Languas speciosa flowering top oil · Languas speciosa flowering top water · Pink porcelain-lily flowering top oil · Pink porcelain-lily flowering top water · Renealmia nutans flowering top oil · Renealmia nutans flowering top water · Renealmia spectabilis flowering top oil · Renealmia spectabilis flowering top water · Shellflower flowering top oil · Shellflower flowering top water · Shellplant flowering top oil · Shellplant flowering top water · Zerumbet speciosum flowering top oil · Zerumbet speciosum flowering top water

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial, an emollient and a skin-conditioning agent. Alpinia Speciosa Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of Alpinia speciosa, Zingiberaceae.

  • Antimicrobial
  • Emollient
  • 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

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Alpinia zerumbet flowering top oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveAlpinia Speciosa Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of Alpinia speciosa, Zingiberaceae
    • Alpinia Speciosa Flower/Leaf/Stem Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of Alpinia speciosa, ZingiberaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Alpinia zerumbet flowering top oil. 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 Alpinia zerumbet flowering top oil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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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.