Olea europaea (Olive) branch extract
AKA “Olive Extract
Extract
Ingredient Facts
Olea europaea (Olive) branch extract
AKA: Olive Extract
Extract · Antioxidant · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived
Antioxidant
Soothing
Skin Conditioner
Plant Oil
Extract
Clean
Science: Origin: Botanic/Natural | Process: Solvent Extraction Safety Ratings: CIR: Safe as used
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.
Antioxidant
Fights free radicals — the unstable molecules from UV, pollution, and stress that break down collagen and cause premature aging.
Soothing
Calms redness, irritation, and inflammation. Your skin's chill pill — great for sensitive, reactive, or post-procedure skin.
Anti-Aging
Addresses signs of aging like fine lines, wrinkles, and loss of firmness
Moisturizing
Locks in moisture to keep skin soft and supple throughout the day
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
Melanin-Rich Skin
Suitable
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
EWG
4
CIR
Insufficient
Pregnancy
Yes
CIR Safety Findings
Not a Sensitizer
medical-approval
all-shades-safe
Regulatory Status
USAunder review
EUrestricted
JAPANrestricted
CANADArestricted
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
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
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
Hydrogenated Olive Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables (may occur as Olive Squalane Wax in some products)
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Hydrolyzed Olive Fruit
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Hydrolyzed Olive Fruit Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Hydrolyzed Olive Leaf Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Bark Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Branch Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Bud Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Flower Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Flower Water
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Juice
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Unsaponifiables
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Water
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Husk Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Husk Powder
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea europaea (olive) leaf extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Powder
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Water
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Sap Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Seed
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Seed Powder
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olea Europaea (Olive) Wood Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olive Acid
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olive Oil Decyl Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olive Oil PEG-10 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olive Oil PEG-6 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olive Oil PEG-8 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olive Oil Polyglyceryl-3 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olive Oil Polyglyceryl-4 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olive Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Olive Oil Propylene Glycol Esters
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Oliveamide MEA
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
PEG-10 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
PEG-2 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
PEG-40 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
PEG-6 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
PEG-7 Olive Glycerides
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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
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
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
Hydrogenated Olive Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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
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
PEG-10 Olive Glycerides
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Verified Feb 2026
Data: Kew POWO · CosIng · EWG · CIR