Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

What does Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water slows the growth of microbes on the skin, helps control oily skin and scalp, and tightens the skin. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: antimicrobial, antiseborrhoeic, astringent and tonic.

What is Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water?

Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves of the Tea Tree, Melaleuca alternifolia, Myrtaceae.

CAS number

85085-48-9

EC number

285-377-1

CosIng reference

83326

Which products contain Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water?

Open Beauty Facts finds Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water in the ingredient lists of 5 of the 22,021 products it has a list for.

Products with it, by country of sale: France 2 · Singapore 2 · United States 1.

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

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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