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INCI ingredient

Echinacea Purpurea Extract

Echinacea Purpurea Extract appears on 18 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Echinacea Purpurea Extract appears on 18 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: moisturising, skin conditioning, tonic

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • moisturising
  • skin conditioning
  • tonic
  • moisturising: Increasing the water content of the skin and keeping it soft and smooth.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
  • tonic: Producing a feeling of well-being on skin and hair.

CAS 90028-20-9 · EC 289-808-4

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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