Database/Skin Conditioning/Eriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Eriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract natural?

Yes. Water/hydro-alcoholic extract of loquat leaves; entirely plant-origin material per botanical extract convention.

INCI nameEriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract
CAS91770-19-3
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Skin Protecting
FeedstockExtracted from the leaves of the loquat tree…

How we scored it

Botanical leaf extract; wholly plant-derived mass. 1.00.
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 the loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) via water or hydro-alcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists commercially.

In plain English

A plant extract from loquat tree leaves, used to condition and protect skin. It is produced by steeping the leaves in water or an alcohol-water solvent.

CosIng definition: Eriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Loquat, Eriobotrya japonica, Rosaceae

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