Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Betula Alba Leaf Extract in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Betula Alba Leaf Extract is a cosmetic ingredient that cleans the skin, hair or teeth. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 26 products, most often hair care.

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What does Betula Alba Leaf Extract do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Betula Alba Leaf Extract cleans the skin, hair or teeth, keeps the skin in good condition and hides an unwanted smell or taste. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: cleansing, skin conditioning, masking, astringent, soothing and tonic.

cleansingskin conditioningmaskingastringentsoothingtonic

What is Betula Alba Leaf Extract?

Betula Alba Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Birch, Betula alba L., Betulaceae.

CAS number
84012-15-7
EC number
281-660-9
CosIng reference
74523

Which products contain Betula Alba Leaf Extract?

Open Beauty Facts finds Betula Alba Leaf Extract in the ingredient lists of 26 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair care, shower gels and shampoos.

  • Hair care3
  • Shower gels3
  • Shampoos3
  • Body care2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 7 · Germany 7 · United States 4 · Italy 3.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Betula Alba Leaf Extract turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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