Gooseberry ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is primarily used as a botanical skin-conditioning extract with antioxidant support. It can also add mild astringency, which is useful in toners, masks, scalp products, and formulas aimed at an oil-balanced feel.
What does Gooseberry do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is primarily used as a botanical skin-conditioning extract with antioxidant support. It can also add mild astringency, which is useful in toners, masks, scalp products, and formulas aimed at an oil-balanced feel.
Is Gooseberry clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, this ingredient is generally well-tolerated and not a common restricted-list issue. As with many fruit extracts, the main watchpoint is variability in natural acids, tannins, and trace allergen potential depending on extraction and preservation.
Is Gooseberry sustainable?
This material is plant-derived and based on renewable agricultural feedstock. Its sustainability profile is strongest when sourced from responsibly grown fruit and extracted with water, glycerin, ethanol, or other readily biodegradable solvent systems.
Is Gooseberry COSMOS-approved?
It is generally compatible with COSMOS natural and organic standards when made from approved botanical raw material using permitted extraction solvents. It fits Green Chemistry principles best as a renewable, biodegradable extract with low-residue processing.
How does Gooseberry work chemically?
This ingredient is a fruit-derived botanical material rich in polyphenols, tannins, flavonoids, organic acids, sugars, and vitamin C-related compounds, with composition varying by cultivar and extraction solvent. It is typically used as a low-percentage extract, and its color, astringency, and antioxidant profile can shift with pH, metal ions, light, and oxygen exposure.
Last updated 2026-05-14