Melaleuca Alternifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
What Melaleuca Alternifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract is & what it does
Cardiospermum Halicacabum Flower/Leaf/Vine Extract is a botanical extract from the balloon vine plant, used as a soothing, skin-conditioning ingredient. It is included to help calm the feeling of redness and irritation and to make a sunscreen gentler on reactive skin. It supports comfort and skin feel rather than contributing any sun protection.
What does Melaleuca Alternifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract do in skincare?
This extract comes from the tea tree plant and is used as a skin-conditioning botanical. Tea tree-derived ingredients are popular in products aimed at blemish-prone and oily skin types.
Is Melaleuca Alternifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract natural or synthetic?
It is natural in origin, obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of the tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia. It is then processed into an extract for cosmetic use.
Is Melaleuca Alternifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract safe?
Tea tree-derived extracts are common in skincare, but tea tree material can be sensitizing for some people, so a patch test is sensible with any new product. We do not make medical claims about it.
Sunscreens with Melaleuca Alternifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
We rate 12 sunscreens that contain it, showing the top 10 by overall score:
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kineff Hydracica Moisture Sun Cream SPF 50+ PA++++
89/100
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it Cosmetics Bye Bye Foundation Oil-free Matte Full Coverage Moisturizer With SPF 50
84/100
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it Cosmetics Bye Bye Foundation Oil Fee Matte Full Coverage Moisturizer Spf 50+
84/100
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it Cosmetics CC+ Cream Oil-free Matte Full-coverage Foundation With SPF 40
84/100
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it Cosmetics CC Cream Oil- Free Matte SPF 40
84/100
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it Cosmetics CC+ Cream Oil-free Matte With SPF 40
84/100
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it Cosmetics Your Skin But Better Cc+ Oil-Free Matte With Spf 40
81/100
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Missha All Around Safe Block Sebum Zero Sun Spf 50+/Pa+++
78/100
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VT Bt 21 Cooling Fix Sun Cushion Spf 50 +
75/100
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Bring Green Tea Tree Cica Soothing Sun Cream
71/100