Name

CAS No.

TAGETES ERECTA FLOWER EXTRACT *

90131-43-4

Propylene glycol

57-55-6

Phenoxyethanol 1%

122-99-6

Caprylhydroxamic acid 0.05%

7377-03-9

Botanical name

Tagetes erecta L.

Part of plant used

Flower

Physical state and appearance

Liquid

Color

Light Yellow to Yellow

Odor

Slightly characteristic

pH

6.0 +/- 1.0

Specific gravity

1.05 +/- 0.20

Used

References

Skin conditioning

Cosmetic Ingredient Database. http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.details_v2&id=41501
Accessed: 14 May 2018

Perfuming

Cosmetic Ingredient Database. http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.details_v2&id=41501
Accessed: 14 May 2018

Antimicrobial

Saani, M., Lawrence, R., Lawrence, K. (2018) Evaluation of pigments from methanolic extract of Tagetes erecta and Beta vulgaris as antioxidant and anti-bacterial agent. Natural Product Research. 32(10): 1208-1211.

Antioxidant

Saani, M., Lawrence, R., Lawrence, K. (2018) Evaluation of pigments from methanolic extract of Tagetes erecta and Beta vulgaris as antioxidant and anti-bacterial agent. Natural Product Research. 32(10): 1208-1211.

Wang, W., Xu, H., Chen, H., Tai, K., Liu, F., Gao, Y. (2016) In vitro antioxidant, anti-diabetic and antilipemic potentials of quercetagetin extracted from marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) inflorescence residues. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 53(6): 2614-2624.

Process of extraction

Maceration and/or sonication

Extracting solvent

Ethanol

Concentration

Distillation in vacuo

Fractionation

None

Plant Extract Ratio

Between 1:1.5 to 1:1

Solubility of the preparation

Alcohol, Water

Total plate count

< 1000 CFU/g

Yeast and Mold

< 1000 CFU/g