Microgreens Skincare Brands: Claims vs Evidence

At least three cosmetics brands now sell microgreens skincare — Eminence Organic Skin Care, FarmHouse Fresh and Microglams — and we could find no controlled trial testing what microgreen extracts do to skin. What is documented is the plants themselves: the phytochemical content and antioxidant capacity of culinary microgreens have been measured directly (Ghoora, Haldipur & Srividya, Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 2020). Those are analyses of microgreens as food, not measurements of what survives into a cosmetic formulation, or of what it does once applied. We report what the products contain and what the companies say, not clinical results.

The cosmetic industry is ever changing, releasing new products, testing new formulas, adding new ingredients. In this article, we set out what microgreens actually contain, which brands put their extracts into cosmetics, what those companies claim, and what customers report. Where a benefit is the brand’s claim, we label it as such.

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What Are Microgreens, and What Do They Contain?

Microgreens are young, nutrient-dense plants harvested just after sprouting. They contain high concentrations of vitamins C, E, K, beta-carotene, and polyphenols. Those figures come from analyses of the plants as food. They are not measurements of what survives into a cosmetic formulation, or of what such a formulation does to skin.

What microgreens contain, and what that does and does not tell us

Antioxidant compounds. Microgreens contain vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids and polyphenols, which behave as antioxidants in laboratory assays. That is a statement about the compounds, not about your face: we have found no controlled trial showing that a microgreen extract applied to skin slows visible ageing.
Vitamin C and collagen. Vitamin C is a required cofactor for the enzymes that build collagen, and skin deprived of it cannot make collagen normally (Pullar, Carr & Vissers, Nutrients 2017, doi:10.3390/nu9080866). That review also notes that how much topically applied vitamin C reaches the skin, and what it does once there, is far less well understood than the dietary route. So: the biochemistry is solid, the cosmetic claim is not.
Sulforaphane (marketed as “detoxifying”). We no longer use “detox” as a benefit label. Detoxification is work the liver and kidneys do continuously; it is not a process a food or a face cream performs, and no product on this page has been shown to change it. Sulforaphane itself is studied for its interaction with the body’s own antioxidant defences. We have removed a claim that it “may even prevent skin cancer” — that is not established, and our own review of the sulforaphane evidence notes that the randomised placebo-controlled trial found no effect.
Plant enzymes as exfoliants. Several of these formulations list plant-derived enzymes, which is a long-standing cosmetic ingredient class. We have found no published trial testing microgreen-derived enzymes specifically, so we cannot tell you what they do to skin texture or brightness.

Popular microgreens in skincare include broccoli, sunflower, radish, kale, arugula, and Swiss cress.

Correction, 30 July 2026: this list previously stated in our own voice that microgreens “prevent premature aging”, that vitamin C “boosts skin firmness and elasticity”, that they have “detoxifying properties”, and that their enzymes “promote smoother, brighter skin”. We could not verify any of those outcomes for topical microgreen products, so each has been replaced with what is actually known. Elsewhere on this page, benefit claims that belong to a brand are now attributed to that brand. See our editorial standards.

Microgreens Based Skincare Brands Today

Although still an emerging trend, a few brands are leading the way in microgreens-based skincare.

Eminence Organic Skin Care, based in Hungary, has offered a microgreens line since 2017, featuring products like the Stone Crop Cleansing Oil and Lotus Detoxifying Overnight Treatment. The company markets these as using microgreens to “detoxify” and revitalise the skin; that is Eminence’s description of its own products, and we have seen no trial evidence for it.

FarmHouse Fresh Organics & Naturals uses hydroponic farming to grow microgreens and incorporates extracts like dwarf gray sugar pea and kale, such as their Age-Defending 100% Mineral Sunscreen and Kale Water Moisturizer, which the brand markets for cleansing and hydrating oily, city-exposed skin.

Microglams is another brand using microgreens. It says its ingredients deliver antioxidants and vitamins for a radiant complexion; that is the company’s own description of its products, and we have found no trial evidence for it. It sells scrubs and mask powders.

Peoples’ reviews on Microgreens Skincare Products

Several products list microgreen extracts among their ingredients. Below is what customers who have used them report, and what those reports can and cannot tell you.

For instance, The Eminence Stone Crop Series. Eminence lists vitamins C, E, K and beta-carotene among the nutrients its microgreen ingredients supply, and describes the range as a “detox” formula that strengthens skin cells and protects them from free radicals. Both statements are the manufacturer’s marketing copy; neither is a tested outcome we can confirm. The brand also advertises “living enzymes in quantities 100 times that of vegetables” — we reproduce that as the manufacturer’s marketing copy, not as a measured figure, because no source is given for it.

Eminence Stone Crop Cleansing Oil

Eminence Stone Crop Cleansing Oil bottle beside its microgreens ingredient list and two five-star verified customer reviews, rated five stars from 86 reviews

Best Seller, Award Winning, Vegan, Nut Free, Gluten Free

Eminence Stone Crop Oxygenating Fizzofoliant

Award Winning, Vegan, Nut Free, Gluten Free

Eminence Stone Crop Oxygenating Fizzofoliant bottle shown on a phone screen with its microgreens ingredient list, a four-and-a-half star rating from 83 reviews and a five-star verified buyer review

Eminence Lotus Detoxifying Overnight Treatment

Eminence Lotus Detoxifying Overnight Treatment jar on a pink desktop screen with its microgreens ingredient list, a 5.0 star rating from 6 reviews and a five-star customer review

The published reviews are largely positive across ages and skin conditions. Bear in mind these are self-selected customer reviews on the sellers’ own pages, not blinded testing. The range includes what Eminence calls a Detoxifying Microgreens Complex, a mix of several microgreens; “detoxifying” and “skin healing” are the company’s framing, not findings we can source.

Let’s continue with FarmHouse Fresh Organics & Naturals that features microgreens in several of their products. What do people think about them?

Watercress Hydration Cascade Gelée Moisturizer

What one customer review on the seller’s page says: “I have been using Watercress for over a year and love it. My skin is so soft and bright. I have recommended to several friends and they enjoy how their skin feels after just a few days.” That is a single self-selected review published by the seller, not a tested result. The brand’s own page adds “Loved by all skin types!” and says the product was named by Forbes as one of the best facial moisturizers for men in 2022. Both are FarmHouse Fresh’s marketing copy; we have not seen the Forbes list itself.

Woman smiling as she applies FarmHouse Fresh Watercress Hydration Cascade moisturizer to her cheek, with the ingredient list, a five-star rating from 809 reviews and a verified buyer review

Neck-Level Smooth™ Ultra-Smoothing Triple Effect Neck Cream

The seller’s page shows a five-star average from 451 reviews, and the reviews published there are positive. Those are self-selected reviews on the page that sells the product, not blinded testing, and we have found no trial testing this cream. We have removed a customer quote stating that the product made the writer look ten years younger, because that is an anti-ageing outcome we cannot verify.

FarmHouse Fresh Necks-Level Smooth neck cream jar surrounded by blueberries, with its ingredient list, a five-star rating from 451 reviews and a verified buyer review

Elevated Shade Age-Defending 100% Mineral Sunscreen

The brand’s own copy: “Packed with powerful antioxidants from micro dwarf gray sugar pea extract grown on our farm. Plus, skin-quenching hyaluronic acid provides you with all-day, smoothing hydration (perfect for sensitive skin types!).” That is FarmHouse Fresh describing its own product; we have found no trial testing what the micro dwarf gray sugar pea extract in it does to skin.

Can be worn alone or under makeup as a tinted primer with SPF 30.

FarmHouse Fresh Elevated Shade mineral sunscreen tube beside a tinted swatch, with its ingredient list including micro sugar pea extract, a four-and-a-half star rating from 452 reviews and a verified buyer review

Good review counts, and plenty of visibility: award-winning items, and the brand names Jodie Foster, Reba McEntire and Amy Poehler among its celebrity customers. Popularity and awards tell you a product is widely bought; they are not evidence that it works. The brand grows some of its own ingredients, as its name suggests, and its catalogue extends well beyond the three products shown here.

We also mentioned Microglams previously, it’s a newly established brand, founded just this year. It hasn’t been easy to find customer reviews about their products so we can’t guarantee their effectiveness. They sell themselves as being a brand with no chemicals, sustainable and using natural ingredients. They also grow and commercialise their own microgreens in their web Penngrows. Their Instagram account is @microglams.

Why Try Microgreens Skincare?

The honest case for these products is not a promised result on your skin. It is what you can actually check about how they are made and sold.

Cruelty-free and vegan (many options also gluten-free).
Formulated with plant extracts whose nutrient content is well documented in the plants themselves, though what that means for skin applied topically is not established.
Eco-friendly and sustainable, with some brands growing their own ingredients.
Marketed as suitable for all skin types and ages. As with any new cosmetic, patch-test first if you have sensitive or reactive skin.

Some of these brands say that part of what you spend supports animal rescue and welfare work. That is the companies’ own statement about themselves, and not something we have checked.

If you are curious but not ready to buy, our series “How to incorporate microgreens into your beauty routine” sets out home recipes for masks and toners using inexpensive ingredients. We have not tested what those recipes do to skin either; they are offered as things you can make, not as treatments.

Final thoughts

From food to beauty. Customers of these brands mostly report being happy, and that is worth knowing — but satisfied reviews on a seller’s own page are not the same thing as a demonstrated effect, and we cannot conclude from them that microgreens in skincare work. What we can say is what is in the bottle and who is selling it.

But whether you choose to buy ready-made formulations or create DIY recipes at home, microgreens skincare is a plant-based option with a genuinely short supply chain, and some of these brands grow their own ingredients. Whether it outperforms what you already use is an open question, not a settled one. If you try it, tell us what you notice.

Links of interest

Skincare brands:

The Time Is Now | Eminence Microgreens Collection

https://emstore.com/blogs/skincare/spotlight-eminence-microgreens-collection

Farmhouse Fresh Organics & Naturals webpage

https://fhfpartners.com/pages/fhf-ingredients

Microglams webpage

https://microglams.com

Eminence Stone Crop Series:

Stone Crop Cleansing Oil

https://eminenceorganics.com/us/product/stone-crop-cleansing-oil

Stone Crop Oxygenating Fizzofoliant™

https://eminenceorganics.com/us/product/stone-crop-oxygenating-fizzofolianttm

Reviews For Eminence Organics Lotus Detoxifying Overnight Treatment

https://www.lovelyskin.com/o/reviews/eminence-lotus-detoxifying-overnight-treatment

FarmHouse Fresh Organics & Naturals

Watercress Hydration Cascade Gelée Moisturizer®

Watercress Hydration Cascade®

Neck-Level Smooth™ Ultra-Smoothing Triple Effect Neck Cream

Necks-Level Smooth™

Elevated Shade® Age-Defending 100% Mineral Sunscreen

Elevated Shade®

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