Yogurt Extract ●
TL;DR. It is used mainly as a skin-conditioning and humectant extract, adding water-binding sugars, proteins, peptides, and organic acids to a formula. It can also support a mild smoothing feel in leave-on care.
What does Yogurt Extract do in a cosmetic formula?
It is used mainly as a skin-conditioning and humectant extract, adding water-binding sugars, proteins, peptides, and organic acids to a formula. It can also support a mild smoothing feel in leave-on care.
Is Yogurt Extract clean?
Clean frameworks usually treat it as acceptable when preserved appropriately and free of problematic residues, but it has friction for vegan positioning and for people sensitized to dairy proteins. Its composition varies by supplier, so allergen disclosure and preservative system matter.
Is Yogurt Extract sustainable?
It is a renewable, animal-derived material with good expected biodegradability. The main sustainability caveat is the dairy supply chain, including land, feed, water, and methane footprint rather than persistence in water.
Is Yogurt Extract COSMOS-approved?
It can fit COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when sourced and processed under the standard’s rules for animal-derived materials and allowed extraction solvents. From a Green Chemistry lens, it scores well on biodegradability and mild processing, with a deduction for animal-agriculture impacts and batch variability.
How does Yogurt Extract work chemically?
Chemically, it is an aqueous biological extract containing lactose, proteins and peptides, minerals, trace lipids, and fermentation-derived organic acids. It is typically added in the cool-down phase at low percentages, is compatible with mildly acidic skin-care pH, and needs a robust preservative system because the nutrient load can support microbial growth.
Last updated 2026-05-13