# ALPINIA NIGRA ROOT POWDER

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_unii_f4062_kvb4_l
Categories: beauty
Functions: Humectant, Skin conditioning
Identifier: ALPINIA NIGRA ROOT POWDER

> ALPINIA NIGRA ROOT POWDER: 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. 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 — Alpinia Nigra Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of the Alpinia nigra, Zingiberaceae
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.
- 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/54301
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/substance/

_Assessed by Greenveil._