Ingredient glossary
Honeysuckle Flower Extract
On your shelf ✓What Honeysuckle Flower Extract does for your skin, who it suits, and what to watch for.
INCI: Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract · Also: Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Japanese Honeysuckle, Honeysuckle Extract
In short: Honeysuckle Flower Extract delivers preservation and antimicrobial, plays a broad, supporting role, and the evidence behind it is limited.
- What it does
- Preservation, antimicrobial
- Best for
- A broad, supporting role
- Evidence
- Limited
The Glow take
Quiet, essential, and nothing to fear.
Honeysuckle Flower Extract keeps a product safe to use from the first pump to the last, at tiny amounts. Not something you pay a premium for.
— Maya
What it does
- preservation
- antimicrobial
- soothing
weak evidenceThe evidence is supplier antimicrobial data rather than published trials, so it is weak. The extract contains p-hydroxybenzoic acid, the parent of the parabens, which is what paraben-free arguments about it turn on.
Who it's for, and who should skip it
Tends to suit
No specific skin type. It is a broadly used ingredient.
Approach with care
- rare allergy
- Clogs poresLow
- Irritation riskLow
How it fits each skin type
- DryNeutral
- CombinationNeutral
- OilyNeutral
- SensitiveNeutral
Take extra care if any of these apply to you: rare allergy.
Where it fits in your routine
Plays well with
- other preservatives
- caprylyl glycol
- 1,2-hexanediol
Honeysuckle Flower Extract, answered
Is Honeysuckle Flower Extract safe during pregnancy?
Yes. Honeysuckle Flower Extract is considered safe to use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. As with anything, if you are unsure it is worth a quick word with your doctor or midwife.
Who should avoid Honeysuckle Flower Extract?
Approach Honeysuckle Flower Extract with care if any of these apply to you: rare allergy.
What concentration of Honeysuckle Flower Extract actually works?
Its concentration is rarely printed on the label, so use the ingredient list as your clue: near the top third it is likely doing real work, near the bottom it is more of a sprinkle.
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