Prickly Ash Extract

The Prickly Ash extract originates from the mature and dried Sichuan pepper plants of the Piperaceae family. The core production area of Sichuan pepper is in Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces. The place where Sichuan pepper grows has abundant sunlight, large day-night temperature differences, and rich mineral content in the soil. Sichuan pepper matures in autumn, and after being harvested, it undergoes cleaning, low-temperature air-drying, and pre-processing such as grinding, followed by extraction of active ingredients through modern techniques such as low-temperature extraction. The regular extract of Sichuan pepper appears as a uniform and fine brown powder without lumps, with an appropriate degree of powder looseness. The pure and rich natural spicy aroma of Sichuan pepper is present, along with a unique pungent and astringent flavor. The aroma is full and long-lasting. It is due to its unique pungent flavor, broad-spectrum antibacterial properties, and multiple biological activities that its effective components include volatile oils, amide substances, alkaloids, flavonoids, and polyphenols.

Prickly Ash extract is rich in high-concentration natural volatile oils and amide compounds, offering the distinctive pungent aroma of Sichuan pepper. It delivers a smooth, mellow numbing sensation with quick fragrance release and long-lasting aroma retention.
The active ingredients such as piperine contained in pepper have a very good inhibitory effect on the coliform bacteria population. It also has antioxidant properties, which can effectively delay the oxidation and deterioration of raw materials and replace some chemical preservatives.
Sichuan pepper extract has a warming and soothing effect, promoting microcirculation on the skin's surface.
Sichuan pepper extract helps regulate skin oil secretion, inhibits harmful bacteria on the skin's surface, and improves issues such as acne and oily skin. At the same time, its antioxidant properties can also alleviate the damage caused to the skin by external environmental factors.

Sichuan pepper is widely used in the food industry, directly applied in spicy and numbing seasonings, blended spice mixes, pre-cooked dish sauces, snacks, cured meat products, functional beverages, and more. It can be used alone to create a distinct Sichuan pepper flavor or freely combined with extracts of chili, star anise, ginger, and other ingredients to formulate complex spice blends.

In the personal care and cleaning industry, it is compatible with most formulations including aqueous solutions, creams, lotions, and oils, and is commonly used in oil-control shampoos, shower gels, foot bath liquids, body care creams, and hand and foot care products.
In the health supplement and therapeutic care industry, it can be added to oral dietary capsules, tablets, granules, wellness powders, and other ingestible products. In the topical therapy segment, it is often combined with extracts of traditional Chinese herbs such as mugwort, duhuo, and ginger to create heat packs, pain-relief gels, and meridian care liquids.