Tea, Green
AKA: Green Tea Extract, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Green Tea Leaf
Plant-Derived
Colorant
Plant Oil
Not Clean
Tea, Green is a cosmetic ingredient.
Plant Part
Leaf
Functions
Cosmetic Colorant
Gives the product its color. Purely aesthetic — makes the formula look good in the jar but does nothing for your skin.
Not Reported
Antioxidant
Brightening
Strengthens Barrier
Protects against skin damage
Brightens complexion
Supports skin barrier health
Traditional Use
Used in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine for over 4,000 years. Applied topically in traditional skincare for its antioxidant and antimicrobial properties; modern cosmetics adopted green tea extracts in the 1990s.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Sun Damage
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
Camellia Sinensis Green TEA Leaf Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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: CosIng · EWG · CIR