Elder Flower Glycerin Extract
Elder Flower Glycerin Extract is a glycerin-based liquid extract of Sambucus flower, made for cosmetic and personal-care developers. Bio-Botanica produces it through the low-heat Bio-Chelated cold-extraction process at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, preserving a full-spectrum flower profile.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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What Is Elder Flower Glycerin Extract?
Elder is a hedgerow shrub of Europe and Western Asia whose creamy summer blossoms have flavored cordials and cosmetics for centuries, and Elder Flower Glycerin Extract captures those flowers of the elder (genus Sambucus) in an alcohol-free glycerin base. Bio-Botanica supplies it full-spectrum and non-standardized, giving developers the whole-flower profile rather than an isolated fraction. It blends into the water phase and lends a soft, familiar floral note to gentle personal-care formulas.
Market Demand
Floral botanicals with culinary heritage fit the natural-beauty movement, which Grand View Research projects will bring the natural cosmetics market to USD 45.60 billion by 2030. Elder flower carries an appealing dual identity across food and beauty that shoppers already know. A water-compatible elder flower glycerin extract gives brands a soft, recognizable botanical for that demand.
Formulation Applications
The glycerin base suits toners, essences, facial mists, and light lotions, incorporating during cold or mild-heat processing and staying compatible with most water-phase systems. It supports a refreshing, hydrating botanical story and clean-label positioning, held to format and compatibility language rather than any consumer promise. Its gentle floral note works as a subtle sensory layer that complements rather than competes with a formula's primary fragrance, and it blends smoothly with other classic garden botanicals in a range.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
The proprietary low-heat Bio-Chelated process keeps these flowers' naturally occurring constituents in a Holistically Balanced profile. Family-owned since 1972, Bio-Botanica extracts at an FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York and verifies identity, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal specifications by HPLC and ICP/MS onsite, with Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification available on request.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Elder Flower Glycerin Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Elder Flower Glycerin Extract is a cosmetic glycerin extract made from the flower of Elderflower (Sambucus), a member of the Viburnaceae family, native to Europe and Western Asia. It is produced by Bio-Botanica through our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process, which is designed to preserve a Holistically Balanced, full-spectrum profile of its naturally occurring constituents.
What extract form is this, and what is it carried in?
This is a Cosmetic Glycerin Extract, and the carrier is Glycerin. The glycerin base gives formulators an alcohol-free liquid ingredient. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Elder Flower Glycerin Extract contain alcohol?
No — Elder Flower Glycerin Extract is a glycerin-based, alcohol-free extract, not an alcohol-based tincture. For any residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is Elder Flower Glycerin Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Elder Flower Glycerin Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the flower rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Elder Flower Glycerin Extract suited for?
Elder Flower Glycerin Extract is formulated for topical, personal-care applications such as facial care, serums, creams, and lotions. Its glycerin base suits clean-label systems where formulators want a concentrated botanical ingredient to work into their formulation.
What industries and positioning does Elder Flower Glycerin Extract fit?
It fits the Cosmetics and Personal Care categories as a botanical ingredient that formulators incorporate into their own products according to their positioning and specifications.
Where does the Elderflower originate?
Elderflower (Sambucus) is native to Europe and Western Asia. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Elder Flower Glycerin Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a glycerin-based liquid, Elder Flower Glycerin Extract is intended for water-compatible formulations where a botanical liquid can be blended into your matrix. We recommend reviewing the Spec Sheet/TDS and evaluating a sample within your specific formulation to confirm compatibility and handling.
What certifications are available for this ingredient?
Bio-Botanica operates under NSF, cGMP, and FSSC 22000 quality systems, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available. Our facility in Hauppauge, New York is FDA-inspected; specific certification for your order can be confirmed with our team.
What documentation ships with Elder Flower Glycerin Extract?
Samples ship with a Spec Sheet/TDS, a representative Certificate of Analysis (COA), and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS). These document the extract form, carrier, and testing so your team can evaluate the ingredient against your specifications.
How is Elder Flower Glycerin Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Elder Flower Glycerin Extract is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product, and is offered in pack sizes of 4 kg, 10 kg, and 19 kg. Pricing is available by requesting a formal quote — our team quotes to your chosen pack size and volume, and samples ship with full documentation so you can assess fit before committing.
How is Elder Flower Glycerin Extract manufactured and tested?
Elder Flower Glycerin Extract is manufactured at Bio-Botanica's FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process. Testing is performed in our onsite quality lab using instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS, GC/MS, LC/MS, and ICP/MS, covering identity, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal testing from raw-material intake through finished product, supported by third-party labs.