Database/Skin Conditioning/Ribes Nigrum Leaf Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Ribes Nigrum Leaf Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of blackcurrant leaves; entirely plant material, no petrochemical content.

INCI nameRibes Nigrum Leaf Extract
CAS68606-81-5
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Perfuming
FeedstockExtracted from the leaves of blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)…

How we scored it

Whole botanical leaf extract; this site's 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 blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) by solvent or aqueous extraction. No synthetic alternative route.

In plain English

A leaf extract from the blackcurrant plant, used to condition skin and add a natural scent note. It comes directly from the plant's leaves.

CosIng definition: Ribes Nigrum Leaf Extract is an extract obtained from the leaves of the Black Currant, Ribes nigrum L., 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. 2RIBES NIGRUM LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3RIBES NIGRUM LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RIBES%20NIGRUM%20LEAF%20EXTRACT