EWG Skin Deep® | What is ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (GINGER) ROOT EXTRACT

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Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract

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SYNONYMS

● EXTRACT OF GINGER ROOT

● EXTRACT OF ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROOT

● GINGER (ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROSC.)

● GINGER EXTRACT

● GINGER EXTRACT (ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROSC.)

● GINGER OLEORESIN (ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROSC.)

● GINGER ROOT EXTRACT

● GINGER, EXT.

● ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (GINGER) ROOT EXTRACT

● ZINGIBER OFFICINALE EXTRACT

● ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROOT EXTRACT

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the ginger, Zingiberofficinale.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

mask	55 products
moisturizer	55 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	47 products
conditioner	46 products
exfoliant/scrub	44 products
shampoo	44 products
facial cleanser	36 products
hair treatment/serum	28 products
serums & essences	28 products
foundation	28 products
body wash/cleanser	21 products
around-eye cream	15 products
BB cream	13 products
lip gloss	13 products
daily use with SPF	12 products
hair styling aide	11 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	9 products
bath oil/salts/soak	9 products
hand cream	8 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	8 products
recreational sunscreen	8 products
lipstick	7 products
makeup primer	6 products
liquid hand soap	6 products
after shave	6 products
hair spray	5 products
body firming lotion	5 products
toners/astringents	5 products
styling gel/lotion	4 products
bubble bath	4 products
setting powder/spray	4 products
makeup remover	4 products
body powder	3 products
detangler	3 products
anti-aging	3 products
shaving cream (men's)	3 products
lip plumper	2 products
sunless tanning	2 products
bar soap	2 products
muscle/joint soreness	2 products
body spray	2 products
styling mousse/foam	2 products
lip balm	2 products
shaving cream	2 products
mouthwash	1 products
foot odor control	1 products
beard oil	1 products
hand sanitizer	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
facial cleansing wipes	1 products
beard cleanser	1 products
baby lotion	1 products
concealer	1 products
fragrance for women	1 products
body oil	1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of skin toxicity or allergies	Open scientific literature

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
949 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED^® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Data availability

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