What it is
In the register’s words: “Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract is an extract of the flowerheads of the matricaria, Chamomilla recutita (L.), Compositae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA FLOWER EXTRACT
- CAS number
- 84082-60-0
- EC number
- 282-006-5
Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract where the register says CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA FLOWER EXTRACT. Both are the same ingredient.
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract in any cosmetic, hair roles first. They say why a maker might add it, not what it does in one formula, and they aren’t a safety rating.
- Fragrance
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Gives the product its smell or covers an unpleasant one. A label may name each scent ingredient or group them as Fragrance (Parfum).
Register definition: “Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.”
- Skin conditioning
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The register’s broad role for ingredients that keep skin in good condition. On a hair label it often sits beside a hair role, or marks a plant oil or extract.
Register definition: “Maintaining the skin in good condition.”
Where it sits on each label
US labels list ingredients from most to least, except that those at 1% or less may follow in any order. A name near the top is a large part of the formula. A label doesn’t mark where the 1% point falls, so further down, the order says little about how much is in it.
- Shampoos 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Shampoos without it
- Clarifying shampoos 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Clarifying shampoos without it
- Rinse-out conditioners 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Rinse-out conditioners without it
- Leave-in conditioners 4 labels First five names: 0 of 4 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Stylers 4 labels First five names: 0 of 4 Stylers without it
Every label, product by product (12)
- Ouidad Curl Quencher Moisturizing Shampoo Shampoo 10th of 37 names
- Kristin Ess Deep Clean Clarifying Shampoo Clarifying shampoo 24th of 39 names
- Ouidad Curl Quencher Moisturizing Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 7th of 24 names
- Giovanni Smooth As Silk Deeper Moisture Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner · listed as *Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract 8th of 20 names
- Kristin Ess Weightless Shine Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 9th of 36 names
- Giovanni Direct Leave-In Weightless Moisture Conditioner Leave-in conditioner · listed as *Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract 9th of 20 names
- Mielle Rosemary Mint Strengthening Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 19th of 27 names
- Innersense Organic Beauty Sweet Spirit Leave In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 19th of 24 names
- Kristin Ess Sea Salt Air Dry Mousse Styler 21st of 47 names
- Innersense Organic Beauty Quiet Calm Curl Control Styler · listed as Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract* 20th of 31 names
- Giovanni L.A. Hold Styling Gel Styler · listed as *Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract 15th of 22 names
- Innersense Organic Beauty I Create Hold Styler · listed as Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract* 15th of 20 names
Each line runs from the first name on a label to the last; a dot is where this ingredient sits. Makers change formulas now and then; if the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.
Your next step
Other fragrance ingredients on these labels
- Fragrance (Parfum) 133 labels
- Potassium Sorbate 61 labels
- Sodium Benzoate 61 labels
- Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil 32 labels
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 26 labels
- Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil 26 labels
- Sodium Chloride 26 labels
- Benzoic Acid 25 labels
Updated · The name, numbers and uses come from the European Commission’s CosIng entry (CC BY 4.0); we write the uses in US spelling and put the hair ones first. The labels are each maker’s own. The order rule is the FDA’s Cosmetics Labeling Guide. All our sources are on the Sources page.