Impatiens Balsamina Flower Extract Powder 10:1 for cosmetic formulations

Impatiens Flower Extract Powder

Impatiens Balsamina Flower Extract Powder is a botanical cosmetic ingredient produced from the flowers of Impatiens balsamina L., an accepted species in the Balsaminaceae family commonly known as garden balsam. It provides a defined flower-derived ingredient identity for cosmetic and personal-care formulation projects.

Essencefield supplies a 10:1 flower extract powder as the primary commercial grade. The material is positioned for external-use formulations requiring an identifiable garden balsam flower ingredient with recognized INCI identity and a phytochemical profile characterized by flavonoids, flavonoid glycosides, and naturally occurring flower pigments.

SKU: BOT-BEX-0390 Categories: Botanical Extracts, Flower Extracts Tags: Antioxidant Support, Dietary Supplements, Flavonoids, Flower, Impatiens Flower

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

The raw material is specifically the flower of Impatiens balsamina rather than the leaf, stem, whole aerial plant, or mixed botanical material. This plant-part distinction is important because the flowers have their own characteristic flavonoid and pigment profile. The ingredient should therefore be evaluated as a defined flower-derived botanical rather than as a generic garden balsam extract.

The principal commercial format is a 10:1 ratio extract. This specification describes the relationship between starting botanical material and concentrated extract; it does not indicate a 10% concentration of one isolated compound. Commercial identity is instead established through species, plant part, extract format, INCI name, and extraction ratio, distinguishing the material from standardized single-marker extracts and purified phytochemicals.

In cosmetic development, the extract is mainly positioned for botanical skincare and personal-care systems where formulators want a recognizable flower-derived ingredient with an established cosmetic identity. Its natural flavonoid and pigment profile makes finished-product appearance, botanical compatibility, and formulation performance more relevant than purified-compound assay positioning.

Application Areas

Toners & Essence-Type Products

The extract can be evaluated in water-rich toners, essences, and botanical treatment products. Development work should assess wetting, clarity, sedimentation, and interaction with the formulation’s existing color system.

Creams & Lotions

Emulsified skincare systems can incorporate the ingredient where botanical identity is important and complete optical clarity is not required in the finished formulation.

Facial Masks

Sheet-mask essences, wash-off masks, sleeping masks, and related botanical skincare products can use the material where garden balsam flower positioning fits the formulation concept.

Botanical Personal-Care Products

The recognized INCI identity supports evaluation in external-use personal-care formulations requiring a defined flower ingredient rather than a whole-plant or mixed-part botanical preparation.

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Commercial / Reference Information
Product Name	Impatiens Balsamina Flower Extract Powder
Botanical Name	Impatiens balsamina L.
Botanical Family	Balsaminaceae
Common Name	Garden Balsam
Plant Part	Flower
Ingredient Type	Botanical Flower Extract
Product Form	Extract Powder
Primary Commercial Grade	10:1 Extract
INCI Name	IMPATIENS BALSAMINA FLOWER EXTRACT
CAS Number	90045-84-4
EC Number	289-949-1
Cosmetic Functions	Astringent · Masking
Characteristic Constituents	Flavonoid Glycosides · Anthocyanins · Phenolic Constituents
China IECIC Reference	No. 02348
China Historical Use Reference	Rinse-off 0.9857% · Leave-on 0.3%

The China historical-use figures are regulatory reference values rather than recommended use levels, assay specifications, or product release limits.

Key Constituents & Flower Extract Profile

The chemistry of garden balsam flowers provides a more useful technical fingerprint than describing the ingredient simply as a general polyphenol extract. Published analyses have identified kaempferol glycosides, together with derivatives related to quercetin and apigenin, within the flower flavonoid profile.

The flowers also contain naturally occurring anthocyanin pigments. Reported constituents include pelargonidin-derived anthocyanins, including pelargonidin 3-O-rutinoside and acylated pelargonidin glycosides. Kaempferol 3-O-glucoside has also been identified in flower material.

These constituents help distinguish flower-derived material from extracts made from other parts of the plant. They describe the botanical chemistry of the source material and should be interpreted as constituent-profile information rather than guaranteed quantitative assays for the commercial powder.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Incoming-material evaluation should begin with botanical identity and plant-part authentication. The source should correspond to Impatiens balsamina flower material, while the extraction ratio should be treated as a processing specification rather than a marker-compound percentage. Where deeper identity testing is required, chromatographic or constituent-profile evaluation provides more meaningful information than interpreting the ratio as an active assay.

Natural flavonoid and pigment profiles can vary with the source flower material, making visual appearance and chemical fingerprinting relevant to consistency evaluation. Finished-product developers should also consider the contribution of naturally occurring pigments when shade stability or optical appearance is important. For China-market cosmetic development, the ingredient is listed in IECIC 2021 as No. 02348, with recorded historical maximum use levels of 0.9857% for rinse-off products and 0.3% for leave-on products.

During formulation and scale-up, R&D teams should evaluate wetting, dispersion, haze, settling, and color distribution in the actual base. Emulsions and opaque systems generally provide more flexibility than transparent products. Where appearance is critical, development trials should include the intended pH, surfactant or emulsifier system, other botanical ingredients, fragrance, and full finished-product stability program.

Packaging & Commercial Supply

Essencefield supports product evaluation, formulation trials, commercial orders, and ongoing ingredient supply. Packaging, storage, and shipping arrangements are determined by product characteristics, order quantity, stability requirements, and destination-market needs.

Supply Item	General Information
Sample	Available upon request for formulation, testing, and supplier evaluation
Order Quantities	100 g · 1 kg · 5 kg · 25 kg · 100 kg · 500 kg · Bulk
Sample Lead Time	Typically 5–7 days after sample confirmation
Production Lead Time	Typically 15–30 days after order and specification confirmation
Packaging	Suitable protective inner packaging with bags, cartons, drums, or other appropriate outer packaging
Storage	Store in tightly sealed, suitable protective packaging in a cool, dry environment. Protect from moisture, heat, and direct sunlight. Specific storage conditions follow the approved product specification.
Documentation	COA · Product Specification · TDS · SDS · Applicable declarations (as applicable)

Final order quantities, lead times, packaging, documentation, and shipping arrangements are confirmed according to the selected product and commercial requirements.