6 November 2025

The CosmoFactory podcast features Lisa Carroll, CEO of NATIVE EXTRACTS, in a deep-dive on ethical sourcing and next-gen plant science powering tomorrow’s beauty and wellness formulations. Carroll discusses Australia’s megadiverse botanicals and the company’s shift away from wild harvesting toward commercial crop partnerships with Indigenous and non-Indigenous growers to protect ecosystems and secure reliable supply.

Carroll outlines Native Extracts’ Cellular Extraction™ platform, designed to gently capture a plant’s true-to-nature, water-soluble profile and preserve the synergistic entourage of phyto-compounds for performance across skincare, hair care, and body care. She also highlights the business’s eco-responsible manufacturing, including rain-harvested water and solar initiatives.

With a library of 400+ ingredients, from Kakadu Plum and Mountain Pepper Berry to Desert Lime and Emu Apple, NATIVE EXTRACTS is expanding its research and applications into nutraceuticals, leveraging Australia’s uniquely resilient flora and high natural concentrations of key actives such as vitamin C in Kakadu Plum.

“We’re delivering honest, true-to-nature plant profiles while minimizing impact, so brands can formulate for performance with purpose,” said Carroll.

Listen now to Plant-Based Beauty on CosmoFactory to explore sourcing, science, and sustainable innovation shaping the future of botanical ingredients.

 

About Lisa Carroll – the change maker behind the Australian Beauty industry

Lisa Carroll created NATIVE EXTRACTS in 2012 and has redefined the potential of plant-based ingredients, placing innovative extraction techniques at the forefront of skincare and wellness formulation. A pioneering advocate for ethical, inclusive and responsible practices, Lisa has championed Australia’s native plant extract industry with advances in green chemistry and plant science, She has driven the growth of the A(ustralian) Beauty movement, working closely with primary producers, including First Nation growers, to discover new species for effective skincare ingredients. Her expertise has made her a sought-after consultant to ethical brands and a speaker at universities and industry events, where she lectures on native species commercialisation and shares insights from her extensive extract research.

About NATIVE EXTRACTS

Founded in 2012, NATIVE EXTRACTS is Australia’s leading phytotechnology company, specialising in advanced extraction methods to deliver true-to-nature, phyto-compound profiles, in over 400 botanical extracts. Renowned for its pioneering Cellular Extraction™ technique, the company evolved the botanical extract market, in Australian native and traditional botanicals, setting a new benchmark in the natural beauty, wellness, and nutraceutical industries. NATIVE EXTRACTS collaborates with growers and brands to provide premium botanical ingredients that meet the evolving demands of today’s consumers. NATIVE EXTRACTS has partnered with notable brands such as Alpha-H, Mukti, and Colgate Palmolive to bring high-value, responsible ingredients to the global market.

About CosmoFactory
CosmoFactory – Ideas to Innovation is a weekly B2B podcast by CosmoProf for beauty industry stakeholders, offering practical insights from global leaders across the supply chain.