Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Curcuma Longa Root Extract in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Curcuma Longa Root Extract is a cosmetic ingredient that adds scent. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 31 products, most often skincare.

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What does Curcuma Longa Root Extract do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Curcuma Longa Root Extract adds scent and hides an unwanted smell or taste. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: perfuming and masking.

perfumingmasking

What is Curcuma Longa Root Extract?

Curcuma Longa Root Extract is an extract of the rhizomes of the Turmeric, Curcuma longa L., Zingiberaceae.

CAS number
84775-52-0
EC number
283-882-1
CosIng reference
75441

Which products contain Curcuma Longa Root Extract?

Open Beauty Facts finds Curcuma Longa Root Extract in the ingredient lists of 31 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often skincare, shampoos and face care.

  • Skincare5
  • Shampoos2
  • Face care2
  • Anti-ageing face care2
  • Face serums2

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 20 · France 3 · Netherlands 2 · Switzerland 2.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Curcuma Longa 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’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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