Browse raw materials by the active ingredients they contain or are based on. This classification makes it easier to search for extracts, substances, and other ingredients intended for developing cosmetic, food, and dietary supplement products.
Select an active ingredient of interest to learn about its characteristics and see the related raw materials available in Natural Poland’s offer.
An active ingredient is a substance or group of compounds that are essential to the properties of a given raw material. It may occur naturally in plant material, constitute an isolated substance, or be a component to which an extract is standardized.
Active ingredients include both individual compounds, such as caffeine, piperine, baicalin, or forskolin, as well as broader groups of compounds, e.g., anthocyanins, phytosterols, polyphenols, polysaccharides, or saponins.
In the case of plant extracts, information about the active ingredient is often linked to standardization. It specifies the declared content of a selected compound or group of compounds in the raw material. Examples include extracts standardized to ginsenosides, andrographolide, silymarin, boswellic acids, or EGCG.
Raw materials containing the same active ingredient may differ in its concentration, origin, extraction method used, carrier, and physical form. Therefore, when comparing products, it is necessary to check their current specification and technical documentation.
