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

Is Hydrangea Serrata Leaf Extract natural?

Yes. Extracted from Hydrangea serrata leaves; leaf extracts are natural-origin botanical material used for skin conditioning.

INCI nameHydrangea Serrata Leaf Extract
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the leaves of mountain hydrangea, Hydrangea…

How we scored it

Extract of hydrangea leaves; whole botanical extract, natural origin regardless of extraction solvent used.
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 mountain hydrangea, Hydrangea serrata (source of amacha sweet tea). Sold only as a natural plant extract.

In plain English

An extract from mountain hydrangea leaves, used to condition skin. It is a plant-derived ingredient with no synthetic version.

CosIng definition: Hydrangea Serrata Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of Hydrangea serrata, 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 SERRATA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3HYDRANGEA SERRATA 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%20SERRATA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT