Powdered Extracts provide an easy way for formulators to incorporate herbal ingredients into their water based products. These Extracts are standardized, ensuring consistent quality and potency, batch after batch. Our line of Powdered Herbal Extracts are almost all water soluble, meaning they will dissolve easily into warm water or water based ingredients. Many are concentrated, some up to 10 times the potency of the original Extract. You can determine each Powdered Extract’s potency by the numbers in its title. For example, Horsetail 4:1 is four times as strong as the original Extract, while Oat Straw 10:1 is ten times its original strength. To incorporate an Powdered Extract into a formula, first determine what percentage of the original extract you’d like to add. After you’ve determined the percentage, divide the amount based on the Extracts strength.
For example, if you were making 480 grams (or 1 lb.) of lotion, and wanted to add 5% Rosehip Extract using Rosehip Powdered Extract 4:1, you would determine the amount to add by the following method:
- Determine 5% of your total weight. (5% of 480 grams = 24 grams)
- Divide the 5% by the strength of the Extract. This Extract is four times as strong as plain Rosehip extract, so you would divide it by 4. (24 grams / 4 = 6 grams)
- The conclusion is that you would add 6 grams of Rosehip Extract 4:1
Powdered Extracts are great for use in toners, rinses, lotions, conditioners, or any other recipes that contain water. Because they have a shelf life of up to two years they are great for those who formulate in small batches, and unlike herbal infusions, you can be sure of the exact potency of the herbs in your formulas. If you are looking for a convenient, and efficient way to incorporate herbal properties into your recipes, try working with Powdered Herbal Extracts.
I am so happy I found your blog. The info is wonderful.
What about powdered fruit extracts in sugar scrubs? Any thoughts, suggestions, shelf life determinations, fermenting issues?
I’m happy that you found the blog too! I hope that you are enjoying it. Feel free to email or comment if you have any questions about articles or recipes. I am are happy to help!
Hi Joanna, I haven’t worked with powdered fruit extracts personally, but I can’t see any reason why they wouldn’t be excellent for use in skin care. Talk to the manufacturer about shelf life, and whether the extracts are powdered juice, or extracts specifically.
Can rosehip seed powdered extract be safely added to an organic hydrosol.
You can certainly use an Organic Hydrosol to reconstitute a Powdered
Extract. Hydrosols are water-based, so they will do just fine. You
may need to warm the Hydrosol a little in order to get the Powdered
Extract to dissolve fully. After the ingredients have been combined,
the mixture should be treated in the same manner as any formulation
that includes water. It will be fragile, and prone to instability. To
keep it fresh, you can store it in the refrigerator, add an
antibacterial agent such as Grapefruit Seed Extract, or simply use it
up right away.
Will powdered extracts dissolve into any of the carrier oils?
Hi SB. Our Powdered Extracts are water soluble, so they wont dissolve in oil. Try checking out our selection of CO2 Extracts instead. You can find them at the following link: http://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/soap/CO2Extracts.asp
I haven’t used fruit extract powder and I wanted to know if they added any scent to your products like essential oils do ?
These kinds of powdered extracts won’t add much in the way of scent. If you’d like to add natural scent, check out Essential Oils and CO2 Extracts instead.
Hi I have a sensitive skin and was thinking going natural for face, can these fruit powdered extracts can be used as scrubs/ masks for face?
You can certainly use Powdered Extracts in your facial recipes. For sensitive skin I would suggest checking out the Oatstraw and Burdock Root Extracts.
Hi Nhi,
Thanks for visiting The Natural Beauty Workshop. From what I understand, Mulberry Extract is used in skin care products as a lightening agent. It may have some antioxidant value as well as some ability to inhibit darkening. We dont carry this extract so my knowledge on it is limited. I would suggest contacting the manufacturer or supplier you are interested in and asking for some literature on the ingredient.
Thanks again for stopping by, Nhi. Please let me know if I can help with anything else.
What is the recommended usage rates for botanical extracts? You mention if you…wanted to add 5% Rosehip Extract using Rosehip Powdered Extract 4:1…
Looking at the botanical extracts on FNWL website I don’t see where the recommended usage rates are.
Thanks so much!
Hi Evelyn. Extracts are often added to formulations at a rate of between 1 – 5%. In general, 3% is a good place to start. While you are calculating your usage rate just keep in mind that some extracts are concentrated. For example, an extract marked 4:1 is concentrated at 4 times its normal strength – meaning you’ll only need 1/4 what you would add if using an unconcentrated extract.
Hi, my name is Amanda and i’m creating a tea brand. I am looking into water soluble herbs, I bought regular herbal powders but they don’t not dissolve in water to well (hot and cold). I was wondering is herbal extract powders would be a better choice. Do you guys have any recommendations?
I am also
I am also wondering about making teas with herbal powder. It sounds like if there is herbal powder from the whole herb it won’t make a good drink by adding water… unless it’s an extract form
Not whole? Is there anything I can add to an herbal powder from the whole herb to make it dissolve in water without the residue, instead of extracts?
Hello Ant, The Natural Beauty Workshop is owned and operated by From Nature With Love, a cosmeceutical company. Our products are not meant for ingestion. With regards to powdered extracts, as long as they’re water-soluble they will dissolve in water. As for whole herbs (think leaves, twigs, petals etc), these are not water-soluble and will not dissolve or disperse in water. You would need to create an infusion.
Can I mixed with water and spray on my hair?
Hello yes I understand that whole herbs like twigs etc would not dissolve in water I apologize for the confusion. What I mean about whole herbs vs extracts means … extracts are focused on the active ingredient e.g. 4:1 ration. These are said to be water soluble. What I was asking was can we make grind whole herbs (active as well as the non active ingredients) down to a powder; and will it dissolve in water that way for a drink or herbal shot ?
Have you ever used bali kratom powder?
Hello Rebeeca, As bali kratom powder is not an ingredient From Nature With Love offers, we have not had an opportunity to test the product.
Do I just pour the extract powder directly onto the lotion and then mix and start to use or is there a way of adding it??
Hello Cila, Water-based extracts should be added to the water phase of your lotion formulation.