Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 14 products, most often hair care.

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What does Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: skin conditioning.

skin conditioning

What is Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract?

Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Comfrey, Symphytum officinale L., Boraginaceae.

CAS number
84696-05-9
EC number
283-625-3
CosIng reference
38423

Which products contain Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract?

Open Beauty Facts finds Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract in the ingredient lists of 14 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair care, shaving gel and body lotion.

  • Hair care1
  • Shaving gel1
  • Body lotion1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 6 · France 3 · Ireland 1 · Canada 1.

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

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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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