Database/Skin Conditioning/Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract natural?

Yes. Direct botanical leaf extract of tea tree.

INCI nameMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by extracting the leaves of the tea…

How we scored it

Leaf extract; all atoms plant-derived → 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

Produced by extracting the leaves of the tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

A leaf extract from the tea tree plant, used to help condition skin.

CosIng definition: Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves of the tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia.

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