Database/Antioxidant/Bixa Orellana Leaf Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Bixa Orellana Leaf Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of achiote leaves, Bixa orellana; entirely plant-derived with no petrochemical fragment.

INCI nameBixa Orellana Leaf Extract
FunctionAntioxidant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by extracting the leaves of the achiote…

How we scored it

Whole botanical extract; per this site's convention all plant extracts score 1.0.
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

Made by extracting the leaves of the achiote (annatto) plant, Bixa orellana. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.

In plain English

An antioxidant and skin-conditioning extract from the leaves of the achiote, or annatto, plant. It comes from Bixa orellana, a shrub native to tropical regions, and is used to help protect and condition skin.

CosIng definition: Bixa Orellana Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Bixa orellana, Bixaceae.

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. 2BIXA ORELLANA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3BIXA ORELLANA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BIXA%20ORELLANA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT