Usage Rate Guide

Typical inclusion rates across the catalogue, by ingredient family, with the per-material figure always taking precedence.

Typical use levels by ingredient family

Ranges below are what the suppliers of these particular grades publish. They are not interchangeable between grades, and a standardised extract behaves very differently from a crude one at the same percentage.

BOTANICAL EXTRACT

Yuzu Fruit Extract (Citrus Junos Fruit Extract) 0.5–5% for liquid/glycolic extracts; 0.1–1% for dry powder extracts · Centella Leaf Extract Body Grade (Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract) 0.5–5% for liquid/glycolic extracts; 0.1–1% for dry powder extracts · Ivy Extract (Hedera Helix Leaf Extract) 0.5–5% for liquid/glycolic extracts; 0.1–1% for dry powder extracts 354 materials

CARRIER OIL

Tomato Seed Oil (Solanum Lycopersicum Seed Oil) 0.5-10% · Walnut Oil (Juglans Regia Seed Oil) 1-30% · Wheat Germ Oil (Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil) 1-10% 67 materials

ESSENTIAL OIL

Clove Bud Essential Oil (Eugenia Caryophyllus Bud Oil) 0.1–1% in leave-on; up to 2–3% in rinse-off, inside IFRA limits · Tea Tree Essential Oil (Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil) 0.1–1% in leave-on; up to 2–3% in rinse-off, inside IFRA limits · Ajwain Seed Oil (Trachyspermum Ammi Seed Oil) 0.1–1% in leave-on; up to 2–3% in rinse-off, inside IFRA limits 56 materials

BOTANICAL OIL

Apricot Kernel Oil (Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil) 1–20% (up to 100% as a neat oil) · Argan Oil (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil) 1–20% (up to 100% as a neat oil) · Babassu Oil (Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil) 1–20% (up to 100% as a neat oil) 44 materials

BOTANICAL EXTRACT / STANDARDISED

Coptis Root Extract – Berberine Standardised 0.5–5% for liquid/glycolic extracts; 0.1–1% for dry powder extracts · Honeysuckle Flower Extract – Standardised 0.5–5% for liquid/glycolic extracts; 0.1–1% for dry powder extracts · Neem Leaf Extract – Standardised 0.5–5% for liquid/glycolic extracts; 0.1–1% for dry powder extracts 31 materials

BOTANICAL BUTTER

Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter) 2–15% · Cupuaçu Butter (Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter) 2–15% · Kokum Butter (Garcinia Indica Seed Butter) 2–15% 27 materials

EMOLLIENT / LIPID

Behenyl Alcohol 2–20% · C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate 2–20% · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 2–20% 25 materials

AMINO ACID

Arginine 0.1–2% · Cysteine 0.1–2% · Cystine 0.1–2% 25 materials

FRUIT EXTRACT

Shan Zhu Yu Extract (Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract) 0.5-2% · Sichuan Pepper Extract (Zanthoxylum Bungeanum Fruit Extract) 0.05-0.5% · Shikakai Extract (Acacia Concinna Fruit Extract) 1-10% 24 materials

EMULSIFIER

Cetearyl Alcohol + Cetearyl Glucoside 2–15% of the supplied concentrate · Cetearyl Glucoside 2–15% of the supplied concentrate · Cetearyl Glucoside and Cetearyl Alcohol 2–8% (typically 20–25% of the oil phase) 22 materials

STANDARDISED EXTRACT

Akarkara (Spilanthes) Extract (Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract) 0.1-1% · Lutein 20% (Tagetes Erecta Flower Extract) 0.05-0.5% · Amla Standardised Extract 40% Tannins (Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract) 0.2-2% 22 materials

ROOT EXTRACT

Shu Di Huang Root Extract (Rehmannia Chinensis Root Extract) 0.5-3% · Hu Zhang Root Extract (Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract) 0.1-1% · Rhodiola Root Extract (Rhodiola Crenulata Root Extract) 0.2-2% 21 materials

HYDROSOL / AROMATIC WATER

Tea Tree Hydrosol (Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water) 5–100% as part or all of the water phase · Witch Hazel Distillate (Hamamelis Virginiana Water) 5–100% as part or all of the water phase · Cucumber Hydrosol (Cucumis Sativus Fruit Water) 5–100% as part or all of the water phase 20 materials

COLOR ADDITIVE / PIGMENT

Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163) 0.1–15% depending on shade and format · Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090) 0.1–15% depending on shade and format · Carbon Black (CI 77266) 0.1–15% depending on shade and format 20 materials

PRESERVATIVE

Benzoic Acid 0.1–1% subject to the legal maximum for the destination market · Butylparaben 0.1–1% subject to the legal maximum for the destination market · Caprylhydroxamic Acid 0.05–0.5% 20 materials

MELT AND POUR SOAP BASE

Clear glycerin melt and pour soap base 100% · White opaque melt and pour base 100% · Goat milk melt and pour base 100% 20 materials

LEAF EXTRACT

Vine Tea Extract (Ampelopsis Grossedentata Leaf Extract) 0.1-1% · Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract 1-10% · Dendropanax Morbifera Leaf Extract 0.5-3% 19 materials

SKIN-IDENTICAL LIPID / PHOSPHOLIPID

Beta-Sitosterol 1–15% · Ceramide AG 1–15% · Ceramide AP 1–15% 18 materials

Per material

Each of the 3,232 entries in the Ingredient Dictionary carries its own TYPICAL USE LEVEL, pH RANGE and ADD AT line, which is more useful than any family average.

Everything on this page is derived from the MakeYourSkin catalogue and from supplier literature. It is a starting point for your own development work, not a specification. Confirm every figure against the technical data sheet and Certificate of Analysis for the grade and batch you buy.