Database/Skin Conditioning/Arbutus Unedo Leaf Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Arbutus Unedo Leaf Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of strawberry tree leaves, entirely plant-derived with no petrochemical processing step.

INCI nameArbutus Unedo Leaf Extract
CAS84012-12-4
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by extracting the leaves of the strawberry…

How we scored it

Whole leaf extract; every atom traces to strawberry-tree leaf material. 1.0 by this site's convention for botanical extracts.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Produced by extracting the leaves of the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo, Ericaceae). No petrochemical route exists for a plant extract.

In plain English

An extract of strawberry tree leaves, used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning ingredient.

CosIng definition: Arbutus Unedo Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of the Strawbery Tree, Arbutus unedo L., Ericaceae

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2ARBUTUS UNEDO LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ARBUTUS UNEDO LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARBUTUS%20UNEDO%20LEAF%20EXTRACT