Hyssopus Officinalis Extract

Hyssopus Officinalis Extract is a cosmetic ingredient used in skincare formulas. The catalog calls its main role “fragrance.” In plain language, it adds scent. The catalog lists 1 other possible role for this ingredient. These labels do not prove that it treats a skin condition.

Essential oils are highly concentrated, and a specific subset has documented reproductive-toxicity signals: pennyroyal (its pulegone is hepatotoxic and a historical cause of poisoning-induced miscarriage), wintergreen (essentially pure methyl salicylate — the same class of concern as oral aspirin), the thujone-rich oils sage, wormwood, mugwort, thuja and tansy (thujone is a convulsant and reproductive toxin), camphor (crosses the placenta to fetal organs), and hyssop/basil (neurotoxic / estragole carcinogenic-potential concerns). Most of this evidence is from animal studies or high-dose or ingested exposure, not low-concentration cosmetic use, so treat it as a reason for caution, not alarm. Rosemary and clary sage are sometimes cautioned against too, but the leading essential-oil-safety literature considers that unsupported at cosmetic-use levels — a lower priority within this caution than the oils above.

Hyssopus Officinalis Extract appears in 0% of the 7,058 decoded products in our catalog (3 products).

In the products we've decoded, Hyssopus Officinalis Extract appears in formulas from Arencia, Usolab.

In our decoded catalog, Hyssopus Officinalis Extract shows up mostly in cleansers (1), moisturizers (1), serums (1).

On Korean labels, Hyssopus Officinalis Extract is listed as 히솝추출물.