Database/Humectant/Cyclopia Intermedia Leaf Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Cyclopia Intermedia Leaf Extract natural?

Yes. A direct extract of honeybush leaves with no petrochemical processing step, so it is rated fully natural origin.

INCI nameCyclopia Intermedia Leaf Extract
FunctionHumectant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the leaves of Cyclopia intermedia (honeybush),…

How we scored it

Leaf extract, direct botanical extraction; no synthetic fragment. 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

Extracted from the leaves of Cyclopia intermedia (honeybush), a South African legume, by conventional solvent or water extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

Honeybush extract is made from the leaves of a South African plant related to rooibos. It's used in skincare as a humectant and skin-conditioning ingredient.

CosIng definition: Cyclopia Intermedia Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Cyclopia intermedia, Leguminosae

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