Scutellaria Lateriflora Extract ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is used as a botanical skin-conditioning extract, mainly for soothing support and antioxidant contribution in lotions, serums, toners, and scalp products.
What does Scutellaria Lateriflora Extract do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is used as a botanical skin-conditioning extract, mainly for soothing support and antioxidant contribution in lotions, serums, toners, and scalp products.
Is Scutellaria Lateriflora Extract clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, it is generally well accepted and not a common restricted-list ingredient. As with many botanical extracts, the main watchpoints are batch consistency, trace solvent choice, and rare sensitivity in reactive skin.
Is Scutellaria Lateriflora Extract sustainable?
This material is plant-derived and typically has a favorable biodegradability profile. Sustainability depends on whether the plant material is cultivated or responsibly wild-harvested, plus the extraction solvent and supplier traceability.
Is Scutellaria Lateriflora Extract COSMOS-approved?
It is generally permitted in COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic products when made from approved plant material using approved extraction solvents such as water, glycerin, ethanol, or vegetable oils. It fits Green Chemistry principles reasonably well because it comes from renewable biomass and can be produced with mild, biodegradable solvent systems.
How does Scutellaria Lateriflora Extract work chemically?
This material is a multicomponent botanical extract containing polar phenolics and flavonoid-type compounds, with composition shaped by plant part, harvest conditions, solvent, and extraction ratio. It is typically used at low levels, often about 0.1 to 5%, and is easiest to formulate in the water phase when supplied as a water, glycerin, or alcohol extract.
Last updated 2026-05-13