Camellia sinensis (Green Tea) leaf infusion
AKA “green tea leaf infusion”
Ingredient
Ingredient Facts
Camellia sinensis (Green Tea) leaf infusion
AKA: Green tea leaf infusion
Ingredient · Skin Conditioning · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived
Skin Conditioner
Plant Oil
Not Clean
Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf infusion is a cosmetic ingredient.
Family
Theaceae (Tea family)
Plant Part
Leaf
Lifeform
Shrub or tree
Climate
Subtropical
CAS #
84650-60-2
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Functions
Skin Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Neutralizes free radicals
Antioxidant protection
Quells irritation
Traditional Use
Used for over 4,000 years in Traditional Chinese Medicine and East Asian cultures for health and vitality; green tea's antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties have been central to skincare rituals in China, Japan, and Korea for centuries.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Dullness
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
camellia sinensis (green tea) seed oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
camellia sinensis (green tea) seed oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Camellia Sinensis Green TEA Leaf Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Enhanced sun protection factor of octocrylene with green tea and bhringraj extracts.
M P, B N, T K
Cutaneous and ocular toxicology, 2024
Effects of antioxidant capacity-based dietary replacement of vitamin E with commercial products containing grape skin-green tea extracts or hydrolyzed
Simoni M, Danese T, Mezzasalma N, Goi A, Pitino R et al.
Frontiers in veterinary science, 2025
Green tea and green tea extract in oncological treatment:...
Fanny Wiese, Sabine Kutschan, Jennifer Doerfler, Viktoria Mathies, Jens Buentzel, Judith Buentzel + 1 more
International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition, 2023
Green tea and green tea extract in oncological treatment:...
Fanny Wiese, Sabine Kutschan, Jennifer Doerfler, Viktoria Mathies, Jens Buentzel, Judith Buentzel + 1 more
International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition, 2023
Verified Jun 2026
Data: Kew POWO · CosIng · EWG · CIR