Ingredient

Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract

Low risk

FunctionBotanical

What it is — Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract is a botanical extract from the Japanese pepper (sansho) fruit.

What it does — It is used as a plant-based ingredient for conditioning and antioxidant support, adding a lively botanical character.

Typical use — Found in serums, creams and some scalp products, often in botanical concepts.

Who it suits / good to know — Broadly suitable across skin types. As an aromatic pepper-family botanical, very reactive skin may prefer to patch-test first.

Safety — DHALIORA grades it low risk. This is general information, not medical advice; patch-test if your skin is sensitive.

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Found in these DHALIORA products

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How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
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