Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract
Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract is a glycerin-based liquid extract of Aesculus hippocastanum seed, 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 seed profile.
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What Is Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract?
Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract is an alcohol-free glycerin extract of the seed of Aesculus hippocastanum, a Sapindaceae tree native to the Balkan Peninsula of southeastern Europe. Carried in glycerin, a water-compatible humectant that folds into the aqueous phase, and supplied full-spectrum and non-standardized, it offers cosmetic formulators a well-known botanical for firming, leg-care, and body concepts without any alcohol carryover to manage.
Market Demand
Firming and leg-care formulas keep horse chestnut in steady demand, and the ingredient market reflects it: Future Market Insights projects the horse chestnut seed extract market to rise from USD 19,250.0 million in 2025 to USD 35,620.0 million by 2035 at a 6.2% CAGR. With body-toning ranges expanding, an alcohol-free glycerin extract lets brands place that established botanical into water-phase formulas.
Formulation Applications
The glycerin carrier integrates into toning body lotions, firming gels, leg and foot treatments, eye-area serums, and post-exercise formats, entering the water phase during gentle processing and combining easily with complementary actives. Horse chestnut carries a long European botanical heritage, which topically underpins a firming, revitalizing structure/function positioning and makes no consumer health claim. The alcohol-free glycerin extract behaves predictably alongside gelling agents and emulsifiers, giving formulators a dependable botanical for both leg-care lotions and targeted gels, and it scales cleanly from pilot batches to production.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available on request, and every batch of this seed is verified in an onsite quality lab spanning HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and heavy-metal testing. Bio-Botanica has run its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York since 1972, extracting with the proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat method to keep naturally occurring constituents Holistically Balanced.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract is a cosmetic glycerin extract made from the seed of Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), a member of the Sapindaceae family, native to the Balkan Peninsula of southeastern Europe. 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 Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract contain alcohol?
No — Horsechestnut Seed 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 Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the seed rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract suited for?
Horsechestnut Seed 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 Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract fit?
It fits the Cosmetics and Personal Care categories as an ingredient. For brand positioning, Horse Chestnut is traditionally associated with areas such as Hair, Skin and Nails Support — framing intended for structure/function positioning only, not a consumer health claim.
Where does the Horse Chestnut originate?
Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is native to the Balkan Peninsula of southeastern Europe. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a glycerin-based liquid, Horsechestnut Seed 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 Horsechestnut Seed 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 Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Horsechestnut Seed 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 Horsechestnut Seed Glycerin Extract manufactured and tested?
Horsechestnut Seed 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.