Database/Skin Conditioning/Macropiper Excelsum Leaf Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Macropiper Excelsum Leaf Extract natural?

Yes. Plant-leaf extract, entirely natural-origin, used for skin conditioning and protection.

INCI nameMacropiper Excelsum Leaf Extract
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Skin Protecting
FeedstockExtracted from the leaves of kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum)…

How we scored it

Extract of kawakawa leaves; botanical extract convention = 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 kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum) using water or solvent. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract from kawakawa leaves, a New Zealand native plant, used to condition and protect skin. It's made by extracting compounds from the leaves.

CosIng definition: Macropiper Excelsum Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of Macropiper excelsum, Piperaceae

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