Database/Skin Conditioning/Turnera Diffusa Leaf Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Turnera Diffusa Leaf Extract natural?

Yes. Entire ingredient is a solvent extract of damiana leaves with no synthetic modification.

INCI nameTurnera Diffusa Leaf Extract
CAS84696-52-6
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the leaves of Turnera diffusa (damiana)…

How we scored it

Whole leaf extract, no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts are 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

Extracted from the leaves of Turnera diffusa (damiana) using conventional solvent extraction. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A plant extract from damiana leaves, used to condition skin. Made by extracting the leaves with a solvent; no synthetic processing involved.

CosIng definition: Turnera Diffusa Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Damiana, Turnera diffusa, Turneraceae

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