Matricaria Recutita Distillate

TL;DR. This ingredient primarily serves as a botanical water phase ingredient, adding a mild aromatic profile and light skin-conditioning value. It can also replace part or all of the formula water in toners, mists, gels, and emulsions.

What does Matricaria Recutita Distillate do in a cosmetic formula?

This ingredient primarily serves as a botanical water phase ingredient, adding a mild aromatic profile and light skin-conditioning value. It can also replace part or all of the formula water in toners, mists, gels, and emulsions.

Is Matricaria Recutita Distillate clean?

It is generally well accepted in clean beauty because it is a water-based botanical it with low residue concerns. Trace fragrant constituents can be relevant for very reactive skin, so preservation and allergen review still matter.

Is Matricaria Recutita Distillate sustainable?

This material comes from renewable cultivated plant material and is typically made by steam or water distillation. It is readily biodegradable, although distillation requires heat, water, and responsible agricultural sourcing.

Is Matricaria Recutita Distillate COSMOS-approved?

It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when made by approved physical extraction from compliant plant material, with any preservation system also compliant. Its Green Chemistry fit is strong because it uses renewable feedstock and simple aqueous processing, with energy use from distillation as the main tradeoff.

How does Matricaria Recutita Distillate work chemically?

This is an aqueous it containing mostly water plus low levels of volatile and water-soluble plant constituents, with only trace amounts of lipophilic terpenes. It is commonly used from about 1% up to full water-phase replacement, and it needs standard preservation because it is water-rich and microbially vulnerable.

Last updated 2026-05-16