Collection: Green Tea Extract

Botanicals, Herbs, Hydrosols & Extracts

Camellia sinensis - Standardized Extract

Green tea extract is a concentrated preparation of green tea's active compounds - typically standardized to a specific percentage of catechins, particularly EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), the most potent of green tea's antioxidant polyphenols. While green tea as a botanical provides general antioxidant support, standardized green tea extract delivers a consistent, measurable concentration of active compounds that allows for more precise and effective formulation.

Green tea extract is one of the most extensively researched botanical actives in modern cosmetic science - with decades of studies supporting its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and sebum-regulating properties across a wide range of skin types and conditions.

How It Works

EGCG and other catechins in green tea extract neutralize free radicals through multiple pathways, providing broader and more sustained antioxidant protection than most single-molecule antioxidants. Their anti-inflammatory properties reduce the skin's inflammatory response to UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors. Their sebum-regulating properties - mediated through the inhibition of 5-alpha reductase activity - make green tea extract particularly effective in formulas for oily, acne-prone, or hormonally influenced skin.