Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
Acorus Calamus Root Extract in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
Acorus Calamus Root Extract is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 8 products, most often hair conditioners.
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What does Acorus Calamus Root Extract do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, Acorus Calamus Root Extract keeps the skin in good condition and adds scent. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning and perfuming.
What is Acorus Calamus Root Extract?
Acorus Calamus Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Sweet Flag, Acorus calamus L., Araceae.
- CAS number
- 84775-39-3
- EC number
- 283-869-0
- CosIng reference
- 74044
Which products contain Acorus Calamus Root Extract?
Open Beauty Facts finds Acorus Calamus Root Extract in the ingredient lists of 8 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair conditioners and hair care.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 3 · Austria 1 · Brazil 1 · Spain 1.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Acorus Calamus Root Extract turns up, not how much of the market it is.
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Sources
The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.
- European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
- Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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