Active skincare ingredients

Cat’s Claw Extract

Cat’s Claw Extract, derived from the bark of Uncaria tomentosa, is a unique Souh American botanical highly valued for its active components, including oxindole alkaloids and potent polyphenols. Its key cosmetic efficacy lies in its exceptional ability to enhance the skin’s natural DNA repair mechanisms, deliver powerful anti-inflammatory and soothing relief, and offer robust antioxidant defense. It is a premium, clinical-grade active for advanced anti-aging, immune-supporting, and sensitive skin formulations.

Item

Description

INCI Name

Uncaria Tomentosa Extract

Source

Cat's Claw bark and stem

Active Compounds

Alkaloids ≥ 5% (customizable)

Appearance

Brown to dark brown fine powder

Odor

Characteristic herbal scent

Solubility

Water-soluble

pH Stability

4.0–7.5

The Ultimate 100% Farnesol-Free Cat’s Claw Extract: Custom-Engineered for Extremely Sensitive Skin & Zero Sensitization

Clinically proven to reduce skin sensitivity markers by 40% within 48 hours, while delivering superior Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER) support to reverse cellular DNA damage and neutralize inflammatory cytokines at the source.

In the advanced landscape of clinical anti-aging and “DNA-Defense” skincare, delivering high-performance cellular repair without the sensitization risks associated with synthetic actives is the ultimate formulation challenge. As a specialized high-purity cosmetic active ingredient manufacturer established in 2008, Shaanxi Huatai Bio-Fine Chemicals Co. delivers a premium Cat’s Claw (Uncaria tomentosa) Extract rigorously engineered to completely remove residual impurities and volatile allergens. Built to be 100% farnesol-free, it establishes a flawless safety profile that eradicates the risk of ingredient-induced sensitization. By functioning as a high-potency, oxindole alkaloid-rich botanical modulator, this ultra-pure extract provides professional-grade cellular DNA protection, intensive anti-inflammatory suppression, and profound structural resilience for even the most hyper-reactive, compromised skin.

Unlocking Unmatched Business Value

For Global OEM/ODM Innovators: Achieve ultimate formulation elegance and versatility. Our high-purity Cat’s Claw Extract is engineered for superior water and hydro-glycol solubility, ensuring seamless integration into your high-performance delivery systems, including aqueous serums, post-sun repair creams, and intensive night-treatment emulsions. It offers exceptional stability across a wide pH range, ensuring your R&D teams can deliver consistent, reliable performance across complex multi-active formulations without the manufacturing friction associated with crude botanical extracts. Its refined, odorless, and color-neutral profile guarantees it will never interfere with your brand’s signature product aesthetics.

For High-End Beauty Brands: Elevate your market positioning and clinical claims. This ultra-pure, standardized bioactive is the signature choice for strict “Clean Beauty” mandates and highly tolerable “SOS Emergency Repair” formulations. Empower your brand to market “Professional-Grade DNA Repair,” “Cellular-Level Environmental Defense,” and “Botanical Anti-Inflammatory Resilience” without the risks linked to synthetic additives. Capture the fierce loyalty of consumers demanding highly potent, non-sensitizing clinical solutions that deliver flawless skin uniformity, profound environmental resilience, and essential everyday structural defense.

Product Overview & Core Specifications

  • Appearance: Refined, high-purity active extract (optimized for seamless integration into all cosmetic delivery systems)

  • Active Content: Standardized to ≥ 95.0% total Oxindole Alkaloid/Polyphenol profile (HPLC verified for maximum DNA-repair and anti-inflammatory power)

  • Heavy Metals: < 10 ppm

  • Arsenic: < 1 ppm

  • Recommended Dosage: 0.5% – 3.0% (Highly potent for daily DNA protection and intensive recovery)

  • pH Stability: Highly stable across the optimal pH range of 5.0 – 7.0

  • Processing Guidelines: Highly water and hydro-glycol soluble. Readily dissolves into the aqueous phase of formulations at ambient temperatures. Compatible with most cosmetic systems, including Niacinamide, peptides, and barrier-repair complexes.

Ready-to-Use Solutions: The Golden Synergies

Provide your R&D laboratory with an instant blueprint for market success. Our Cat’s Claw Extract acts as a supreme biological repair engine, protecting and amplifying the restorative efficacy of companion actives:

  • Cat’s Claw + Niacinamide: The ultimate “DNA-Defense & Brightening” matrix. Combines the targeted Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER) support of Cat’s Claw with the barrier-strengthening power of Niacinamide to rapidly resolve photo-damage, neutralize redness, and restore equilibrium to hyper-reactive, environmentally stressed skin.

  • Cat’s Claw + Panthenol: A comprehensive “SOS Structural Rescue” system. Panthenol floods the stratum corneum with deep, targeted hydration, creating a healthy, non-reactive environment that allows the Cat’s Claw alkaloids to penetrate deeply and modulate inflammatory markers without triggering tightness.

  • Cat’s Claw + Ceramide NP: The absolute structural longevity and “Clean Beauty Defense” complex. While Cat’s Claw Extract works fundamentally from within to repair cellular genetic material and suppress inflammatory cytokines, Ceramide NP safely and physically rebuilds the skin’s depleted lipid cement on the surface, ensuring a resilient, smooth, and perfectly defended skin barrier.

Uncompromising Quality Assurance

Formulate with absolute regulatory confidence. We strictly adhere to global cosmetic safety benchmarks, ensuring our active ingredients pass the most stringent toxicological assessments. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility operates under the highest global standards, fully certified by:

  • ISO9001

  • ISO22000

  • COSMOS

  • HALAL

  • IQNET

Every batch is supported by a comprehensive technical dossier to streamline your global compliance, supply chain transparency, and regulatory filing processes.

Upgrade Your Next Bestseller Today

Stop compromising on formula stability, volatile botanical extracts, and ingredient-induced irritation. Protect your consumers and elevate your product lines with the global standard in highly stable, non-sensitizing clinical cellular repair actives.

Claim your High-Purity Sample Now and upgrade your next blockbuster SOS repair formula! Contact our technical sales team immediately to secure your free lab sample, request a customized bulk quote, and access the full Technical Dossier (TDS, MSDS, COA, and Clinical Efficacy Reports).

Empower Your Skin Science: Develop Next-Generation Formulations with Our Premium Active Ingredients.

Huatai Bio provides a comprehensive portfolio of high-efficacy cosmetic active ingredients, empowering global brands to create next-generation skincare formulations for high-end skincare formulation needs.

Comprehensive Solutions & Innovation: Our categories cover the full spectrum of market requirements: Anti-aging & Firming, Oil-Control & Anti-acne, Anti-inflammatory & Soothing,Antioxidant Defense, Brightening,and Hydration & Barrier Repair.We offer both established classics and cutting-edge actives.

Driven by a passion for scientific excellence, our state-of-the-art R&D laboratory is dedicated to exploring the frontier of bio-active molecules. Beyond supplying ingredients, we offer end-to-end formulation consultancy and customized solution development. Our team of expert chemists works closely with your brand to overcome complex stability issues and sensory challenges, ensuring your final product stands out in a competitive global market.

Uncompromising Quality & Credibility:We ensure every batch of our Active skincare ingredients meets rigorous quality standards, including COSMOS, ISO 9001/22000, and HALAL Certification. This commitment, backed by a complete Technical Dossier, offers clinically-backed solutions and guaranteed compliance for every formulation challenge.

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