Cosmetic Raw Materials | List of Cosmetic Plant Raw Materials (Moisturizing + Sunscreen)

List of cosmetic plant raw materials (moisturizing)

1. Moisturizing plant polysaccharides:

Aloe polysaccharides (source: Aloe vera), cactus polysaccharides (source: cactus), astragalus polysaccharides (source: astragalus), licorice polysaccharides (source: licorice), dendrobium polysaccharides (source: Dendrobium candidum), fire ginseng polysaccharides (source: fire ginseng), etc.

2. Moisturizing seaweed polysaccharides:

Alginic acid (source: brown algae), solitary root branch algae extract (source: solitary root branch algae), fucoidan (source: brown algae), sargassum polysaccharides (source: sargassum), ulva polysaccharides (source: green algae), etc.

3. Moisturizing plant oils:

Wheat germ oil (source: wheat), coconut oil (source: coconut), sea buckthorn oil (source: sea buckthorn), raspberry oil (source: raspberry), grape seed oil (source: grape), etc.

4. Moisturizing saponins:

Centella asiatica extract (the main active ingredient is pentacyclic triterpenoid saponins such as madecassoside), ginseng extract (the main active ingredient is tetracyclic triterpenoid saponins ginsenosides) and extracts such as Licorice, Viola tricolor, Tribulus terrestris and Quince (the main ingredients are saponins).

5. Moisturizing flavonoids:

Chamomile extract (containing quercetin), Matricaria, Opuntia pyrifera and Bamboo extracts.

6. Moisturizing polyphenols:

Tea extract (the main ingredient is tea polyphenols), etc.

7. Representative Chinese herbal medicines:

There are many types of Chinese herbal medicines with moisturizing as the main effect in cosmetics, the representative ones are aloe vera and Bletilla striata.

List of cosmetic plant raw materials (sunscreen)

1. Flavonoid plant extracts with sunscreen effects:

Flavonoid compounds such as rutin and quercetin (source: Ginkgo biloba leaf extract), milk thistle (extraction part: seeds), scutellaria baicalensis (extraction part: roots), licorice (extraction part: roots), strawberry (extraction part: fruit), blood orange (extraction part: fruit), butterfly pea (extraction part: flowers), etc.

2. Phenylpropanoid plant extracts with sunscreen effects:

Salidroside (source: Rhodiola rosea), ferulic acid (source: Chinese medicinal materials such as angelica and Chuanxiong, and raw materials such as coffee and rice husks), Brazilian palm (extraction part: leaf wax), cocoa (extraction part: pods), rosemary (extraction part: leaves), Morinda officinalis (extraction part: leaves, fruits), capers (extraction part: fruits), etc.

3. Plant extracts rich in polyphenols with sunscreen effects:

Green tea extract, grape (Vitis vinifera) seed extract, Kudingcha extract, Garcinia (extracted part: exocarp), European elderberry (extracted part: fruit), almond (extracted part: almond), Polygonum multiflorum (extracted part: root), turmeric (extracted part: root), etc.

4. Carotenoids with sunscreen effects:

Lycopene, astaxanthin, lutein, Acerola (Malpighia glabra) extract (rich in carotenoids), etc.

5. Representative Chinese herbal medicines:

The active ingredients in Chinese herbal medicines mainly play a sunscreen role by absorbing ultraviolet rays or scavenging free radicals. The Chinese herbal medicines commonly used as raw materials for sunscreen cosmetics are mainly Coptis chinensis and Polygonum cuspidatum.

References:

Zhang Yutong, Song Yang, Wu Hua, Jin Jianming. Cosmetic plant raw materials (III) - Research and development in moisturizing cosmetics [J], Daily Chemical Industry, 2021, 5: 385-389.

Ren Qianqian, Sun Xu, Li Nan, Wu Hua, Jin Jianming. Cosmetic plant raw materials (I) - Research and development in sunscreen cosmetics [J], Daily Chemical Industry, 2021, 1: 10-16.

Cha Lin, Wang Ying, Yang Huailei, Xu Fangfei, Li Lei, Guo Changbing, Cao Zhiqiang. Research progress on the application of commonly used traditional Chinese medicine in cosmetic efficacy [J], Ginseng Research, 2021. 1: 51-53.