Chamomilla Recutita Extract ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a botanical skin-conditioning and soothing extract, used to support comfort, reduce the look of redness, and add label-friendly plant activity in leave-on and rinse-off formulas.
What does Chamomilla Recutita Extract do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a botanical skin-conditioning and soothing extract, used to support comfort, reduce the look of redness, and add label-friendly plant activity in leave-on and rinse-off formulas.
Is Chamomilla Recutita Extract clean?
Clean frameworks generally treat it as low concern when the solvent system and preservative package are disclosed. As with many botanicals, trace fragrance allergens and sesquiterpene lactones can matter for highly reactive or Asteraceae-sensitive skin.
Is Chamomilla Recutita Extract sustainable?
It is plant-derived and typically made by water, glycerin, glycol, or alcohol extraction from cultivated flower heads. The extractable fraction is expected to be biodegradable, with the main sustainability variables being farming practices, solvent choice, and concentration of the commercial extract.
Is Chamomilla Recutita Extract COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when sourced and extracted with approved processes and solvents. It aligns well with Green Chemistry when renewable crop material and benign solvents such as water, ethanol, or glycerin are used, with more friction when petrochemical glycols or heavy preservation are part of the commercial extract.
How does Chamomilla Recutita Extract work chemically?
This material is a complex mixture of flavonoids, phenolic acids, polysaccharides, and volatile terpenoid constituents rather than a single molecule. It is typically used at about 0.1 to 5% depending on extract strength, and color, odor, and marker compounds can shift with heat, light, pH, and long storage.
Last updated 2026-05-13