Urtica Dioica ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a botanical extract used mainly as a skin-conditioning and hair-conditioning additive, with mild astringent and soothing-support roles. It is usually a secondary active in formulas, not the primary preservative, surfactant, or emulsifier.
What does Urtica Dioica do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a botanical extract used mainly as a skin-conditioning and hair-conditioning additive, with mild astringent and soothing-support roles. It is usually a secondary active in formulas, not the primary preservative, surfactant, or emulsifier.
Is Urtica Dioica clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, this ingredient is generally accepted and low-friction, especially when extracted with water, glycerin, or ethanol. As with many botanicals, natural variability and trace aromatic constituents can matter for very reactive skin.
Is Urtica Dioica sustainable?
It is renewable, plant-derived, and expected to be biodegradable. Sustainability depends mostly on responsible cultivation or wild harvesting, extraction solvent choice, and supplier controls for pesticide residues and heavy metals.
Is Urtica Dioica COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and can be used in COSMOS-organic formulas when the agricultural source and extraction solvents meet the standard. It aligns well with Green Chemistry when sourced from certified cultivation or responsible harvest and extracted with water, glycerin, or ethanol.
How does Urtica Dioica work chemically?
The material is a complex botanical mixture of phenolic acids, flavonoids, tannins, minerals, chlorophyll derivatives, and water-soluble polysaccharides rather than a single molecule. Typical cosmetic use is often about 0.1 to 5% as supplied, with best stability in moderately acidic to neutral systems and attention to color, odor, and microbial preservation in water-rich formulas.
Last updated 2026-05-13