Euphrasia ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is used as a botanical extract for skin-conditioning, soothing, and mild astringent positioning in facial, eye-area, and sensitive-skin formulas. It is usually a supporting active rather than a structural formulation ingredient.
What does Euphrasia do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is used as a botanical extract for skin-conditioning, soothing, and mild astringent positioning in facial, eye-area, and sensitive-skin formulas. It is usually a supporting active rather than a structural formulation ingredient.
Is Euphrasia clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, this ingredient is generally accepted and is not a common restricted-list material. The main watchpoints are normal botanical-extract variability, potential plant sensitizers, and the preservative or solvent system used in the supplied extract.
Is Euphrasia sustainable?
This material is plant-derived and expected to be readily biodegradable as a dilute botanical extract. Sustainability depends on responsible cultivation or wild-harvest controls, plus the extraction solvent and preservation system used by the supplier.
Is Euphrasia COSMOS-approved?
It is compatible with COSMOS-natural, and with COSMOS-organic when derived from certified organic plant material and processed with approved solvents. It fits Green Chemistry best when made by water, glycerin, ethanol, or other permitted low-residue extraction systems.
How does Euphrasia work chemically?
This material is a complex botanical extract containing polar phenolics such as flavonoids, tannins, and iridoid glycosides, rather than a single defined molecule. It is typically used at low extract levels, often below a few percent, and its polyphenol content can shift color over time, so formulators manage pH, light exposure, and preservation.
Last updated 2026-05-15