Carrot Extract ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is used as a botanical skin-conditioning extract, mainly adding antioxidant plant compounds and light soothing support to cosmetic formulas. It is usually included in water, glycol, glycerin, or oil phases depending on the extract type.
What does Carrot Extract do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is used as a botanical skin-conditioning extract, mainly adding antioxidant plant compounds and light soothing support to cosmetic formulas. It is usually included in water, glycol, glycerin, or oil phases depending on the extract type.
Is Carrot Extract clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, it is generally well tolerated and not a common restricted-list ingredient. Sensitivity is possible with any botanical extract, especially if residual proteins, fragrance-active traces, or solvent residues are poorly controlled.
Is Carrot Extract sustainable?
It is plant-derived, typically made by aqueous, glycolic, glycerin, or oil extraction from an agricultural crop, and its organic fraction is expected to be biodegradable. Sustainability depends mostly on farming practices, solvent choice, and whether the supplier uses upcycled processing streams.
Is Carrot Extract COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and can fit COSMOS-organic when the agricultural input and extraction solvents meet the standard. It aligns well with Green Chemistry when made from renewable feedstock using water, glycerin, vegetable oil, ethanol, or other approved low-concern solvents.
How does Carrot Extract work chemically?
Chemically, this material is a variable mixture of polar plant metabolites and lipophilic carotenoids, with the final composition shaped by the extraction medium. Typical cosmetic use is often below 5%, and carotenoid-rich versions are best protected from heat, light, oxygen, and high-pH conditions to limit oxidation and color shift.
Last updated 2026-08-17