Muira Puama Root Glycerin Extract
Muira Puama Root Glycerin Extract is a glycerin-based liquid extract of Ptychopetalum root, 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 root profile.
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What Is Muira Puama Root Glycerin Extract?
Muira Puama Root Glycerin Extract is a cosmetic glycerin extract made from the root of muira puama, a botanical of the genus Ptychopetalum native to the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, carried in glycerin, an alcohol-free humectant base. Bio-Botanica supplies it full-spectrum and non-standardized, giving personal-care developers a whole-root Amazonian botanical in a water-compatible form that anchors provenance-led, exotic-ingredient storytelling. It is aimed at brands developing energizing, story-rich body and scalp care around a rainforest botanical.
Market Demand
Amazonian botanicals continue to draw formulators building provenance-led personal care, and muira puama’s long ethnobotanical use keeps it in demand for specialty launches. While no clean ingredient-level market figure is published for the root, sourcing interest in rainforest botanicals has grown steadily as brands seek differentiated, heritage-rich actives for premium and niche positioning that stands apart on the shelf.
Formulation Applications
The glycerin carrier suits toners, invigorating scalp and body serums, mists, and lotions, dispersing into the water phase under gentle processing and blending easily with other botanical extracts. Muira puama carries a long Amazonian botanical heritage, giving brands a distinctive botanical narrative for structure/function positioning only, never a consumer health claim.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Bio-Botanica draws this root at its Hauppauge, New York facility, FDA-inspected, cGMP, and family-run since 1972, using the proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat method to preserve a Holistically Balanced profile of naturally occurring constituents. Each lot moves through an onsite quality lab for HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and heavy-metal testing, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available to brands that require it.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Muira Puama Root Glycerin Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Muira Puama Root Glycerin Extract is a cosmetic glycerin extract made from the root of Muira Puama (Ptychopetalum), a member of the Olacaceae family, native to the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. 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 Muira Puama Root Glycerin Extract contain alcohol?
No — Muira Puama Root 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 Muira Puama Root Glycerin Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Muira Puama Root Glycerin Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the root rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Muira Puama Root Glycerin Extract suited for?
Muira Puama Root 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 Muira Puama Root 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 Muira Puama originate?
Muira Puama (Ptychopetalum) is native to the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Muira Puama Root Glycerin Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a glycerin-based liquid, Muira Puama Root 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 Muira Puama Root 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 Muira Puama Root Glycerin Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Muira Puama Root 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, 19 kg, and 200 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 Muira Puama Root Glycerin Extract manufactured and tested?
Muira Puama Root 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.