Active ingredient
Chamomile Extract
INCIChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Last reviewed by BIOSAR Scientific Team, PharmD, Cosmetic Chemistry, Pharmacy practice on .
Chamomile extract is a botanical preparation from Matricaria chamomilla flowers, used in skincare to calm reactive skin and reduce visible erythema. Its bisabolol and chamazulene fractions help dampen pro-inflammatory pathways and offer mild surface-balancing support. Pairs broadly with most actives. No major conflicts.
Considered safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Topical chamomile extract is considered acceptable during pregnancy and lactation per Mother to Baby and LactMed. Asteraceae cross-allergy (ragweed, daisy) is a documented but uncommon trigger; patch testing is recommended in atopic individuals.
What Chamomile Extract does
A gentle chamomile botanical chosen for the PureLove baby line. It calms the look of redness and irritation and keeps delicate infant skin feeling soft and comfortable through daily bath-time.
What the research says
- 2 weeksChamomile cream in eczema: marginally better than placeboA half-side trial in patients with moderate atopic eczema compared a chamomile cream with 0.5% hydrocortisone and with a placebo cream for 2 weeks. It was mildly better than the hydrocortisone and only marginally better than placebo.A clinical study in patients, in a medical setting. It is shown for the science of the ingredient, not as an example of cosmetic use.Read the study →Patzelt-Wenczler R, Ponce-Pöschl E. Proof of efficacy of Kamillosan(R) cream in atopic eczema. Eur J Med Res. 2000;5(4):171-175.
Where it helps
Concerns Chamomile Extract addresses
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