Taraxacum Officinale ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is primarily used as a botanical skin-conditioning additive, often positioned for soothing, antioxidant support, and light humectant feel in leave-on products.
What does Taraxacum Officinale do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is primarily used as a botanical skin-conditioning additive, often positioned for soothing, antioxidant support, and light humectant feel in leave-on products.
Is Taraxacum Officinale clean?
Clean-beauty frameworks generally view it as a low-concern plant-derived ingredient. The main caveats are individual botanical sensitivity and the quality of extraction, including residual solvent control.
Is Taraxacum Officinale sustainable?
This material is plant-derived, renewable, and generally biodegradable. Its sustainability profile is strongest when sourced from traceable cultivation or responsibly managed wild harvest and extracted with water, glycerin, or ethanol.
Is Taraxacum Officinale COSMOS-approved?
It is generally permitted under COSMOS-natural and can fit COSMOS-organic when the plant source and processing meet certification requirements. It aligns well with Green Chemistry when made from renewable plant material using low-impact extraction solvents.
How does Taraxacum Officinale work chemically?
This material is a complex botanical mixture rather than a single molecule, with phenolic acids, flavonoids, polysaccharides, and bitter lactone-type constituents contributing to its activity profile. Cosmetic extracts are commonly used around 0.1% to 5%, and they are best protected from excessive heat, light, and microbial contamination in water-containing formulas.
Last updated 2026-05-14