# BOESENBERGIA PANDURATA ROOT OIL

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_unii_9_qc688_gvhp
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning, Oral care, Fragrance
Identifier: BOESENBERGIA PANDURATA ROOT OIL

> BOESENBERGIA PANDURATA ROOT OIL: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, an oral-care ingredient and a fragrance ingredient. Boesenbergia Pandurata Root Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the steam distillation of the roots of Boesenbergia Pandurata, Zingiberaceae. FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse. Compiled from 3 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Boesenbergia Pandurata Root Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the steam distillation of the roots of Boesenbergia Pandurata, Zingiberaceae
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/54733
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:9QC688GVHP

_Assessed by Greenveil._