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

Is Lonicera Japonica Leaf Extract natural?

Yes. Entire ingredient is a honeysuckle leaf extract with no petrochemical processing.

INCI nameLonicera Japonica Leaf Extract
CAS223749-79-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockThe feedstock is the leaves of Japanese honeysuckle…

How we scored it

Whole leaf extract; botanical extracts score 1.0 by convention.
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

The feedstock is the leaves of Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), water- or solvent-extracted. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

An extract of Japanese honeysuckle leaves, used to condition skin.

CosIng definition: Lonicera Japonica Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Japanese Caprofilia (honeysuckle), Lonicera japonica, Caprifoliaceae

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. 2LONICERA JAPONICA LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3LONICERA 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=LONICERA%20JAPONICA%20LEAF%20EXTRACT