ZINGIBER ZERUMBET FLOWER EXTRACT

Name of the plant

Awapuhi; Shampoo Ginger; Wild Ginger; Zerumbet Ginger

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Used plant parts

Flowers

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Type of preparation

Extract (solvent extract)

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Function(s) of this ingredient in cosmetic products

ANTIMICROBIAL

Helps control the growth of micro-organisms (eg bacteria and fungi)

FRAGRANCE

Enhances the smell of a product and / or perfumes the skin

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Origin

plant

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Background information on use in cosmetics

The ginger plant is from India but it is also cultivated at present in South East Asia, Central America, China and Japan and internationally traded. For the recovery of ginger extract the brownish ginger roots are dried and then ground. Ginger promotes the blood circulation, refines the complexion and has a disinfectant effect so that mainly blemished, oily and pimpled skin can benefit from that. Moreover, it is recommended for pale facial skin and uneven complexion since it supports the natural production of collagen and elastin. In cosmetic products the extracts of the root are used in antibacterial face creams, peelings and in stimulating hair cures. Fragrances or mixtures of fragrances are often referred to in the cosmetics area as "perfuming agents" or "perfume oils" or "parfum oils". On the cosmetic products they are declared with the INCI name "PARFUM". These are undiluted individual substances or their mixtures which originate from natural raw materials or can be produced (semi-) synthetically. They are starting materials for the production of perfume, eau de parfum, eau de toilette, eau de cologne and other perfumed cosmetic products. The average content of fragrances amounts in perfume to 15-30 %, in eau de parfum to 10-14 %, in eau de toilette to 6-9 %, in eau de cologne to 3-5 % as well as in skin creams, shampoos, hair and deodorant sprays to approximately 0.2-1 % and approximately 1-3 in deodorant sticks. The perfume oils include essential oils, resinoids and absolutes. The sources are, amongst others, flowers, leaves and stems, fruits and fruit peels or roots of plants; woods, grasses or herbs, needles, resins and balsams. Moreover, compounds isolated from natural products such as aldehydes, ketones, esters, alcohols etc. are used (geraniol, citronellal, citral, eugenol, menthol). Semi-synthetic (citronellol, geranyl acetate, jonone) and synthetic scents (eg phenylethyl alcohol and linalool) are used too. Scents of animal origin such as musk and ambra are only rarely used.

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Belongs to the following substance groups

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Regulating cosmetics

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