Sambucus Nigra ●
TL;DR. This botanical material is used mainly as a skin-conditioning extract, adding antioxidant, soothing, and mild astringent support to leave-on and rinse-off formulas.
What does Sambucus Nigra do in a cosmetic formula?
This botanical material is used mainly as a skin-conditioning extract, adding antioxidant, soothing, and mild astringent support to leave-on and rinse-off formulas.
Is Sambucus Nigra clean?
It is generally well accepted in clean-beauty frameworks, with no common restricted-list issue when the extract and its preservative system are compliant. As with many botanicals, very sensitive skin may react to trace naturally occurring aromatic or phenolic compounds.
Is Sambucus Nigra sustainable?
This material is plant-derived, renewable, and expected to be biodegradable. Its sustainability profile depends on agricultural practices, plant-part sourcing, and the extraction solvent, with water, glycerin, or ethanol extracts aligning best.
Is Sambucus Nigra COSMOS-approved?
It can be permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic standards when produced by approved physical or green extraction methods and preserved with compliant inputs. It fits Green Chemistry reasonably well when sourced renewably and extracted with low-concern solvents, though botanical standardization can vary by harvest and processing.
How does Sambucus Nigra work chemically?
The molecule profile is a complex botanical mixture that may include flavonoids, phenolic acids, tannins, sugars, and organic acids rather than a single defined compound. Typical use is often around 0.1% to 5% of the supplied extract, and polyphenol-rich extracts are best protected from heat, light, high pH, and oxidation-sensitive formula conditions.
Last updated 2026-05-16