What it is
In the register’s words: “Saccharum Officinarum Extract is an extract of the sugar cane, Saccharum officinarum L., Poaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM EXTRACT
- CAS number
- 91722-22-4
- EC number
- 294-424-5
- Written on these labels as
- Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract; Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract
Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract where the register says SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM EXTRACT. Both are the same ingredient.
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract in any cosmetic, hair roles first. They say why a maker might add it, not what it does in one formula, and they aren’t a safety rating.
- Moisturizing
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Raises the water content of the skin. Hair labels often list these for the scalp as well as the lengths.
Register definition: “Increasing the water content of the skin and keeping it soft and smooth.”
- Skin conditioning
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The register’s broad role for ingredients that keep skin in good condition. On a hair label it often sits beside a hair role, or marks a plant oil or extract.
Register definition: “Maintaining the skin in good condition.”
Where it sits on each label
US labels list ingredients from most to least, except that those at 1% or less may follow in any order. A name near the top is a large part of the formula. A label doesn’t mark where the 1% point falls, so further down, the order says little about how much is in it.
- Shampoos 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Shampoos without it
- Clarifying shampoos 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Clarifying shampoos without it
- Deep conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Deep conditioners without it
- Leave-in conditioners 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Curl refreshers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Curl refreshers without it
Every label, product by product (6)
- tgin Moisture Rich Sulfate Free Shampoo Shampoo 11th of 24 names
- Camille Rose Clean Rinse Clarifying Shampoo Clarifying shampoo · listed as SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM (SUGARCANE) EXTRACT 12th of 34 names
- Innersense Organic Beauty Hydrating Hair Mask Deep conditioner 49th of 54 names
- Mielle Pomegranate & Honey Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 11th of 27 names
- Mielle Rosemary Mint Strengthening Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 21st of 27 names
- PATTERN Hydrating Mist Curl refresher · listed as Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract 16th of 52 names
Each line runs from the first name on a label to the last; a dot is where this ingredient sits. Makers change formulas now and then; if the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.
Your next step
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Updated · The name, numbers and uses come from the European Commission’s CosIng entry (CC BY 4.0); we write the uses in US spelling and put the hair ones first. The labels are each maker’s own. The order rule is the FDA’s Cosmetics Labeling Guide. All our sources are on the Sources page.