Rosa Damascena Extract ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is used mainly as a skin-conditioning botanical extract, with secondary antioxidant and scent-support roles depending on the extraction method.
What does Rosa Damascena Extract do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is used mainly as a skin-conditioning botanical extract, with secondary antioxidant and scent-support roles depending on the extraction method.
Is Rosa Damascena Extract clean?
Clean-beauty frameworks generally accept this ingredient, but it can bring naturally occurring fragrance allergens and batch variability. It is usually well tolerated at typical use levels, with more attention needed for very sensitive skin or formulas marketed as fragrance-free.
Is Rosa Damascena Extract sustainable?
This ingredient is plant-derived and generally biodegradable. Its footprint depends on cultivation intensity, irrigation, yield, and whether the extract is made from fresh botanical material or byproducts of fragrance production.
Is Rosa Damascena Extract COSMOS-approved?
It is generally permitted under COSMOS-natural and can fit COSMOS-organic formulas when the agricultural source and extraction solvents meet the standard. From a Green Chemistry view, it aligns best when made with water, glycerin, ethanol, or other approved lower-impact solvents and minimal processing.
How does Rosa Damascena Extract work chemically?
This material is a complex mixture of water-soluble polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins, sugars, and trace volatile aroma compounds rather than a single molecule. It is commonly used around 0.1 to 2% in leave-on formulas, and aqueous versions need preservation plus protection from heat, light, and high pH because phenolic and color compounds can oxidize.
Last updated 2026-05-13