The extract
Pomegranate: Ancient Botanical for Modern Skin
Botanical Identity: Punica Granatum, commonly known as Pomegranate, yields a powerful fruit extract. While often referred to by its trade names (e.g., Pomegranate, Punica Granatum), Formulate Labs provides the scientifically recognized INCI name: Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, ensuring clarity and compliance beyond specific supplier SKUs.
Dual mechanism: Punica Granatum Fruit Extract is a multifunctional cosmetic active rich in hydrolyzable tannins, including punicalagins, punicalin, and ellagic acid. As a potent antioxidant, the extract helps neutralize reactive oxygen species and supports the Nrf2 cellular defense pathway, protecting skin integrity and inhibiting matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1, MMP-3) that degrade dermal collagen. For skin brightening, its components chelate copper within the active site of the tyrosinase enzyme, competitively downregulating melanogenesis to promote a more even skin tone without inducing cytotoxicity.
Use levels: — For optimal efficacy, incorporate 5.0% – 10.0% of this 5% hydroglycerin stock into your topical formulations. The extract is fully water-soluble and can be easily integrated into the aqueous phase or post-emulsification.
Market context: — Punica Granatum Fruit Extract is positioned as a premium, multi-functional botanical active. It competes effectively as a sustainable and non-irritating alternative to synthetic skin-brightening agents like hydroquinone, offering tyrosinase-inhibiting activity with a superior safety profile. Frequently marketed as a 'superfruit' antioxidant shield in 'exposome-defense' formulations designed to protect skin from the visible effects of urban pollution, photoaging, and oxidative stress, its synergistic soothing and anti-inflammatory properties further broaden its appeal for sensitive skin and barrier repair applications.
Pricing context: — Publicly available B2B pricing data for standardized, cosmetic-grade liquid Punica Granatum Fruit Extract is sparse, with market data more commonly reflecting bulk powder extracts ranging widely from $270/kg to over $1,000/kg depending on standardization, extraction method, purity, and organic certifications. Based on this market landscape, Formulate Labs offers competitive pricing for its high-quality liquid extract, with a 500 g sample at $260.00, 1 kg at $400.00, and a 17 kg pail at $5,780.00 ($340.00/kg).
We ship a fixed 5% extract blend with selectable preservation - ready to meter into water-phase formulas at the use rates in the formulation guide below.*
Aqueous
Water-phase compatible