Database/Skin Conditioning/Hydrangea Macrophylla Leaf Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Hydrangea Macrophylla Leaf Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of hydrangea leaves; plant material only, no petrochemical component.

INCI nameHydrangea Macrophylla Leaf Extract
CAS97722-03-7
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by extracting the leaves of the bigleaf…

How we scored it

Leaf extract; entirely plant-derived, no synthetic fragment.
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 bigleaf hydrangea. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract of hydrangea leaves. Used in cosmetics to help condition the skin.

CosIng definition: Hydrangea Macrophylla Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of Hydrangea macrophylla, Saxifragaceae

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