The ingredient narratives reshaping clean beauty.
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
aka arnica extract · mountain arnica flower extract
Appearing in complexion makeup with soothing positioning, particularly in foundations with anti-redness claims. Expansion from traditional body/recovery application.
- Anti-inflammatory at application site
- Sesquiterpene lactone activity reduces localised redness
- Antioxidant flavonoid support
- Colour-cosmetic soothing claim
- Established European botanical with consumer recognition
- Soothing foundations
- Tinted moisturisers with calming claims
- Eye shadow primers
- Blushes with skin benefits
- Concealers
At <0.5% in colour cosmetics, efficacy is extrapolated from higher-concentration studies. Stable in oil-continuous and emulsion vehicles.
Sensitisation risk from sesquiterpene lactones persists at low concentrations. Full-face foundation application increases total sensitiser load.
Acceptable in most clean-beauty frameworks. Highlighted as evidence of functional ingredient content in botanical makeup.
The ingredient narratives reshaping clean beauty.
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
aka arnica extract · mountain arnica flower extract
Appearing in complexion makeup with soothing positioning, particularly in foundations with anti-redness claims. Expansion from traditional body/recovery application.
- Anti-inflammatory at application site
- Sesquiterpene lactone activity reduces localised redness
- Antioxidant flavonoid support
- Colour-cosmetic soothing claim
- Established European botanical with consumer recognition
- Soothing foundations
- Tinted moisturisers with calming claims
- Eye shadow primers
- Blushes with skin benefits
- Concealers
At <0.5% in colour cosmetics, efficacy is extrapolated from higher-concentration studies. Stable in oil-continuous and emulsion vehicles.
Sensitisation risk from sesquiterpene lactones persists at low concentrations. Full-face foundation application increases total sensitiser load.
Acceptable in most clean-beauty frameworks. Highlighted as evidence of functional ingredient content in botanical makeup.