Pomegranate ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is used mainly as a botanical antioxidant and skin-conditioning agent. In formulas, it can support claims around soothing, barrier care, and protection from oxidation-driven color or odor changes.
What does Pomegranate do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is used mainly as a botanical antioxidant and skin-conditioning agent. In formulas, it can support claims around soothing, barrier care, and protection from oxidation-driven color or odor changes.
Is Pomegranate clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, this ingredient is generally well accepted when supplied as a simple plant extract or oil. Sensitivity is uncommon, but botanical extracts can vary by supplier and may carry preservative, solvent, or fragrance-allergen considerations depending on how they are prepared.
Is Pomegranate sustainable?
This ingredient is plant-derived and typically biodegradable, with a more favorable profile when sourced from food-system byproducts or responsibly managed crops. Sustainability depends on agricultural inputs, water use, extraction method, and whether the carrier system is palm-derived or synthetic.
Is Pomegranate COSMOS-approved?
It is generally permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic frameworks when produced from approved agricultural raw materials using allowed extraction methods and solvents. It aligns well with Green Chemistry when processed with water, glycerin, ethanol, or mechanical extraction, and less well when solvent-intensive refining is used.
How does Pomegranate work chemically?
This material is not a single molecule, it is a botanical mixture that may include polyphenols, tannins, organic acids, sugars, and lipids depending on whether the supplied form is an extract or an oil. Typical cosmetic use is often about 0.1 to 5% for extracts and lower-to-moderate percentages for oils, with antioxidants, chelators, opaque packaging, or air-light control helping protect color, odor, and unsaturated lipid components.
Last updated 2026-05-13