What does Alpinia nigra root powder do?

Used in cosmetics as a humectant and a skin-conditioning agent. Alpinia Nigra Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of the Alpinia nigra, Zingiberaceae.

Is Alpinia nigra root powder 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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Alpinia nigra root powder

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Alpinia nigra root powder in plain language

What it is: Also known as Alpinia nigra root · Alpinia allughas root · Amomum bifidum root · Amomum nigrum root · Amomum taraca root · Hei guo shan jiang root
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Hellenia allughas root · Heritiera allughas root · Languas allughas root · Zingiber nigrum root
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a humectant and a skin-conditioning agent. Alpinia Nigra Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of the Alpinia nigra, Zingiberaceae.
Humectant
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 nigra root powder 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 Nigra Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of the Alpinia nigra, Zingiberaceae
- Alpinia Nigra Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of the Alpinia nigra, ZingiberaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Alpinia nigra root powder. 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 nigra root powder 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.