Humulus Lupulus Strobile ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is used mainly as a botanical skin-conditioning agent, with secondary astringent, soothing, antioxidant, and light scent-contributing roles depending on the extract type.
What does Humulus Lupulus Strobile do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is used mainly as a botanical skin-conditioning agent, with secondary astringent, soothing, antioxidant, and light scent-contributing roles depending on the extract type.
Is Humulus Lupulus Strobile clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, it is generally well accepted and not a common restricted-list concern. As with many aromatic botanicals, sensitive users may react to naturally occurring volatile constituents or resin components.
Is Humulus Lupulus Strobile sustainable?
This material is plant-derived from a cultivated crop, and the dried plant material is expected to be biodegradable. Sustainability depends mostly on farming practices, solvent choice, water use, and whether the extract is made with lower-impact carriers such as water, ethanol, glycerin, vegetable oils, or carbon dioxide.
Is Humulus Lupulus Strobile COSMOS-approved?
It is generally compatible with COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic standards when sourced and processed according to the standard, especially with approved physical extraction methods and permitted solvents. Its Green Chemistry profile is favorable because it is renewable, biodegradable, and can be processed without persistent synthetic chemistry.
How does Humulus Lupulus Strobile work chemically?
This ingredient is a complex botanical material containing polyphenols, flavonoids, bitter resin acids, tannins, and volatile terpenes, so composition varies with cultivar, harvest, and extraction solvent. It is typically used at low formula levels as an extract, and formulators often manage color, odor, oxidation, and compatibility with preservation systems rather than treating it as a primary active.
Last updated 2026-05-13