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Olea europaea (Olive) branch extract
AKA “Olive Branch Extract”
Extract
Ingredient Facts
Olea europaea (Olive) branch extract
AKA: Olive Branch Extract
Extract · Skin Conditioning · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived
Skin Conditioner
Plant Oil
Extract
Not Clean
Olea Europaea (Olive) Branch Extract is a cosmetic ingredient used as skin conditioning. Assessed as safe by the CIR.
Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Plant Part
Fruit
Lifeform
Shrub or tree
Climate
Subtropical
CAS #
-
Form
Liquid
See origin →
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.
Anti-Aging
Moisturizing
Fights Acne
Softens and smooths skin
Traditional Use
Part of traditional Mediterranean herbal medicine with purported antioxidant and skin-protective properties. Historically used in regional folk remedies, though documented use is less extensive than olive fruit and leaf.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Antioxidant
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
EWG
4
CIR
Safe as used
Pregnancy
Yes
CIR Safety Findings
Not a Sensitizer
medical-approval
all-shades-safe
Regulatory Status
USA✔ permitted
EU⚠ restricted
JAPAN⚠ restricted
CANADA⚠ restricted
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect of olive leaf ex...
Mehmet Berköz, Tahir Kahraman, Zwain Nozad Shamsulddin, Mirosław Krośniak
Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology, 2023
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Olive Fruit and Leaf Wastes as Bioactive Ingredients for Cosmetics-A Preliminary Study.
Cádiz-Gurrea ML, Pinto D, Delerue-Matos C, Rodrigues F
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2021
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Final Report: Safety Assessment of <I>Olea europaea</I> (Olive)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Hydrogenated Olive Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables (may occur as Olive Squalane Wax in some products)
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Hydrolyzed Olive Fruit
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Hydrolyzed Olive Fruit Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Hydrolyzed Olive Leaf Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Bark Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Branch Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Bud Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Flower Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Flower Water
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Juice
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Unsaponifiables
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Water
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Husk Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Husk Powder
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea europaea (olive) leaf extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Powder
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Water
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Sap Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Seed
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Seed Powder
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Wood Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Acid
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil Decyl Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil PEG-10 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil PEG-6 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil PEG-8 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil Polyglyceryl-3 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil Polyglyceryl-4 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Olive Oil Propylene Glycol Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Oliveamide MEA
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-10 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-2 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-40 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-6 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-7 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Effect of olive and sunflower seed oil on the adult skin ...
Simon G Danby, Tareq AlEnezi, Amani Sultan, Tina Lavender, John Chittock, Kirsty Brown + 1 more
Pediatric dermatology, 2013
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Effect of olive and sunflower seed oil on the adult skin ...
Simon G Danby, Tareq AlEnezi, Amani Sultan, Tina Lavender, John Chittock, Kirsty Brown + 1 more
Pediatric dermatology, 2013
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Dietary olive oil intake aggravates psoriatic skin inflammation in mice via Nrf2 activation and polyunsaturated fatty acid imbalance.
Donato-Trancoso A, Correa Atella G, Romana-Souza B
International immunopharmacology, 2022
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Hydrogenated Olive Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Hydrolyzed Olive Leaf Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olea Europaea (Olive) Bark Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olea Europaea (Olive) Bud Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Unsaponifiables
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Water
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olea Europaea (Olive) Husk Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olea europaea (olive) leaf extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olea Europaea (Olive) Seed
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olea Europaea (Olive) Seed Powder
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olive Oil Decyl Esters
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olive Oil PEG-8 Esters
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Olive Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PEG-10 Olive Glycerides
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Dietary unsaponifiable fraction of extra virgin olive oil supplementation attenuates lung injury and DNA damage of rats co-exposed to aluminum and acr
Ghorbel I, Chaâbane M, Boudawara O, Kamoun NG, Boudawara T et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 2016
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Efficacy and Safety of Topical Application of Olive Oil f...
Akram Hernández-Vásquez, Fabriccio J Visconti-Lopez, Cielo Cabanillas-Ramirez, Deysi Díaz-Seijas, Jessica Meléndez-Escalante, Daniel Comandé + 1 more
International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022
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Multiple Biological Effects of Olive Oil By-products such as Leaves, Stems, Flowers, Olive Milled Waste, Fruit Pulp, and Seeds of the Olive Plant on S
Kishikawa A, Ashour A, Zhu Q, Yasuda M, Ishikawa H et al.
Phytotherapy research : PTR, 2015
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Valorization of the Photo-Protective Potential of the Phytochemically Standardized Olive (Olea europaea L.) Leaf Extract in UVA-Irradiated Human Skin
Machała P, Liudvytska O, Kicel A, Dziedzic A, Olszewska MA et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022
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Biological effects of the olive tree and its derivatives on the skin.
Melguizo-Rodríguez L, González-Acedo A, Illescas-Montes R, García-Recio E, Ramos-Torrecillas J et al.
Food & function, 2022
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Antimicrobial Properties of Lyophilized Extracts of Olive Fruit, Pomegranate and Orange Peel Extracts against Foodborne Pathogenic and Spoilage Bacter
Mitsagga C, Petrotos K, Giavasis I
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021
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Antimicrobial Properties of Lyophilized Extracts of Olive Fruit, Pomegranate and Orange Peel Extracts against Foodborne Pathogenic and Spoilage Bacter
Mitsagga C, Petrotos K, Giavasis I
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021
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Unseparated Olive Pruning Waste as a Sustainable Feedstock: DoE-Optimized Extracts with Antioxidant Activity Equivalent to Isolated Leaves.
Tumminelli E, Cavalloro V, Ratto D, Marrubini G, Martino E et al.
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025
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Verified Jun 2026
Data: Kew POWO · CosIng · EWG · CIR