Database/Antioxidant/Thuja Occidentalis Leaf Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Thuja Occidentalis Leaf Extract natural?

Yes. Leaf extract from Thuja occidentalis; no petrochemical fragment present.

INCI nameThuja Occidentalis Leaf Extract
CAS90131-58-1
FunctionAntioxidant · Bleaching
FeedstockExtracted from the leaves of Thuja occidentalis (Northern…

How we scored it

Whole-leaf extract; natural botanical extract = 1.0 by this site's 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

Extracted from the leaves of Thuja occidentalis (Northern White Cedar). No significant alternative route.

In plain English

An extract of Northern White Cedar leaves, used to condition hair and skin, help even skin tone, and add scent.

CosIng definition: Thuja Occidentalis Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Thuja, Thuja occidentalis L., Cupressacea

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