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Zingiber Officinale Root Extract

What Zingiber Officinale Root Extract is & what it does

A ginger root extract rich in antioxidants that helps protect and energize the look of skin. It is warming, conditioning, and revitalizing.

What is Zingiber Officinale Root Extract and what does it do in sunscreen?

Zingiber Officinale Root Extract is a botanical made from ginger root. It is rich in antioxidants, so in a sunscreen it helps protect the look of skin against free-radical and oxidative stress while feeling warming and conditioning. It is a supporting ingredient that backs up the UV filters rather than doing the sun protection itself.

Is Zingiber Officinale Root Extract safe?

Yes. Ginger root extract has a long history of safe use in cosmetics and is well tolerated at the low levels used in skincare. Plant extracts can occasionally cause sensitivity in very reactive skin, so a patch test is sensible if yours is prone to irritation. For most people it is a gentle, antioxidant-rich addition.

Does Zingiber Officinale Root Extract clog pores?

Generally no. It is a water-friendly plant extract used in small amounts, not a heavy oil or wax, so it is an unlikely pore-clogging culprit. If you are breaking out, the richer emollients and oils elsewhere in a formula are far more likely responsible.

Is Zingiber Officinale Root Extract natural?

Yes. It is a true botanical, extracted directly from the root of the ginger plant, Zingiber officinale. That makes it plant-derived and suitable for vegan formulas. It is added for its natural antioxidant content rather than as a fragrance.

What else is Zingiber Officinale Root Extract called?

Zingiber officinale is simply the botanical name for common ginger, so on a label this ingredient is ginger root extract. "Zingiber Officinale Root Extract" is the standardized INCI name that appears on the pack. It usually sits low on the ingredient list among the other plant extracts and antioxidants.

Sunscreens with Zingiber Officinale Root Extract

We rate 104 sunscreens that contain it, showing the top 10 by overall score:

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