Echinacea Extract in Sunflower Oil

ECHINACEA EXTRACT – OIL SOLUBLE

Botanical flower extract • Oil soluble • Cosmetic ingredient

Echinacea Extract (Echinacea purpurea) is an oil-soluble botanical ingredient made by extracting echinacea flowers into sunflower seed oil.

Echinacea is a flowering plant native to North America with a long history of traditional herbal use. Its oil-soluble format makes it particularly suited to oil-based and anhydrous cosmetic formulations.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

WHAT IS ECHINACEA KNOWN FOR?

Echinacea has a long history of use in traditional herbal practices, particularly in North America.

The Echinacea purpurea flower contains naturally occurring botanical compounds including polysaccharides, phenolic compounds and other plant constituents.

For cosmetic formulators, echinacea offers an interesting way to incorporate a recognisable botanical with a strong herbal heritage into oil-based formulations.

FORMULATING WITH ECHINACEA

The oil-soluble format makes it suitable for:

• Facial oils
• Oil-based serums
• Cleansing oils
• Cleansing balms
• Facial balms
• Body oils
• Body butters
• Lip care
• Anhydrous formulations
• Emulsions containing an oil phase

Use at 1–20% according to the current supplier guidance.

A CLASSIC HERBAL BOTANICAL

Echinacea is instantly recognisable for its distinctive purple-pink flowers and conical flower heads.

Using the flower extract in sunflower seed oil gives formulators a straightforward way to explore this traditional botanical in modern oil-based cosmetic formulations.

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS

Please visit our Technical Documents page for available SDS sheets and supporting technical documentation.

For a batch-specific Certificate of Analysis (COA), please email:

kezzia@incicellar.co.uk

Please include your product name and batch number when requesting a COA.