HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT
Hypericum Perforatum Extract is an extract of the capsules, flowers, leaves and stem heads of the St. John's wort, Hypericum perforatum L., Hypericaceae
HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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What the official INCI name states
The official label identifies a biological source material and its stated preparation or plant part.
- Identity type from wording
- biological_material
- Preparation or form
- EXTRACT
This structure is derived only from the official label wording. It does not establish composition, concentration, chemical equivalence, safety or regulatory permission.
Verified source-organism taxonomy
Exact scientific names from the INCI wording matched the immutable Catalogue of Life release shown here.
Hypericum perforatum
acceptedL.
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Genus
- Hypericum
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Inventory details for HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT
INCI name
HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT
Description
Hypericum Perforatum Extract is an extract of the capsules, flowers, leaves and stem heads of the St. John's wort, Hypericum perforatum L., Hypericaceae
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 34557
- Imported identity
- HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT
Key data
- ANTIMICROBIAL
- Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
- ASTRINGENT
- Contracting and/or tightening the skin.
- FRAGRANCE
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- SKIN CONDITIONING
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
- SKIN PROTECTING
- Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.
- SOOTHING
- Lightening discomfort of the skin or of the scalp.
- TONIC
- Producing a feeling of well-being on skin and hair.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
Other ingredients from the same source
Hypericum perforatum
St. John's-wortSt. John’s-wortTiptonweed
13 other ingredients in this inventory name the same organism. Sharing a source is not sharing an identity: a leaf extract, a seed oil and a ferment are different materials with different specifications.
- (calendula OFFICINALIS/SAFFLOWER FLOWER)/(ACHILLEA Millefolium FLOWER/LEAF/STEM)/(VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS/VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS FRUIT)/RHUS Chinensis GALL/WALNUT HUSK/(CAMELLIA SINENSIS/NETTLE LEAF)/(JUNIPERUS Communis LEAF/STEM)/HORSE Chestnut NUT/DICHROA Febrifuga ROOT/GRAPE SEED/ACACIA Catechu WOOD/GOLDENROD/HYPERICUM Perforatum Extract
- (lavandula ANGUSTIFOLIA/MELISSA OFFICINALIS/HYPERICUM Perforatum) FLOWER/(CAMELLIA Sinensis LEAF/(GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA/ACANTHOPANAX Senticosus) ROOT/SARRACENIA Cobra Nest LEAF/FLOWER/STALK Extract
- Achillea Millefolium FLOWER/ALTHAEA Officinalis ROOT/CHAMOMILLA Recutita FLOWER/HYPERICUM Perforatum FLOWER/SALVIA Officinalis LEAF/TUSSILAGO Farfara Leaf Extract
- ASPERGILLUS/LACTOBACILLUS/SACCHAROMYCES/(SOYBEAN/OENOTHERA GLAZIOVIANA/RADISH/BROCCOLI/CAULIFLOWER/RICE/HORDEUM VULGARE/COIX LACRYMA-JOBI/ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM/SESAME/SAGE/THYME/HYPERICUM PERFORATUM/TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE/MEDICAGO SATIVA/TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM) Sprout Ferment Filtrate Extract
- Hypericum Perforatum Callus Culture Extract
- Hypericum Perforatum Flower Extract
- Hypericum Perforatum FLOWER/LEAF Extract
- Hypericum Perforatum FLOWER/LEAF/STEM Extract
- Hypericum Perforatum FLOWER/TWIG Extract
- Hypericum Perforatum Leaf Extract
- Hypericum Perforatum Oil
- Hypericum Perforatum Phytoplacenta Culture Extract
and 1 more
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How HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT is also tagged with 7 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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