Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® Extract
Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® Extract is a liquid extract of Marrubium vulgare aerial parts, 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 aerial parts 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 Horehound Herb In Zea-Botanicals® Liquid Extract?
Horehound Herb In Zea-Botanicals® Liquid Extract is prepared from the aerial parts of Marrubium vulgare, a bitter Lamiaceae herb native to Europe, North Africa, and Central Asia. The herb is extracted into Zemea, a plant-derived, renewable propanediol, and supplied full-spectrum and non-standardized for cosmetic and personal-care developers.
Market Demand
Heritage apothecary herbs are having a sustained moment in natural personal care, where an old-world plant name gives a formula immediate character. Horehound is among the most recognizable of them, and a renewable-glycol carrier brings it into modern topical ranges.
Formulation Applications
The Zemea base carries horehound into toners, cleansing gels, masks, and scalp treatments, entering the water phase under cold or gentle warm processing and diluting predictably for consistent dosing. Positioning is built on format, the plant-derived carrier, and a heritage-botanical story rather than any consumer health claim.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Bio-Botanica keeps this herb's naturally occurring constituents in a Holistically Balanced profile through its proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat extraction rather than isolating a single fraction. Production runs at an FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, in operation since 1972, with an onsite lab covering HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and USP testing, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification available on request.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® Extract is a liquid extract made from the aerial parts of Horehound (Marrubium vulgare), a member of the Lamiaceae family, native to Europe, North Africa, and Central 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 Zea-Botanicals® Extract — the botanical is delivered in Zemea® propanediol, a corn-derived carrier. The liquid form gives formulators a ready-to-blend botanical base. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® Extract contain alcohol?
No — Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® Extract is not an ethanol-based tincture. For any residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the aerial parts rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® Extract suited for?
Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® Extract is formulated for topical, personal-care applications such as facial care, serums, creams, and lotions. Its zemea base suits clean-label systems where formulators want a concentrated botanical ingredient to work into their formulation.
What industries and positioning does Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® 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 Horehound originate?
Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) is native to Europe, North Africa, and Central Asia. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a zemea-based liquid, Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® 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 Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® 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 Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® 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 Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® Extract manufactured and tested?
Horehound Herb Zea-Botanicals® 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.