What it is
In the register’s words: “Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Nettle, Urtica dioica L., Urticaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- URTICA DIOICA LEAF EXTRACT
- CAS number
- 84012-40-8
- EC number
- 281-685-5
Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Leaf Extract where the register says URTICA DIOICA LEAF EXTRACT. Both are the same ingredient.
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Leaf Extract in any cosmetic, hair roles first. They say why a maker might add it, not what it does in one formula, and they aren’t a safety rating.
- Skin conditioning
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The register’s broad role for ingredients that keep skin in good condition. On a hair label it often sits beside a hair role, or marks a plant oil or extract.
Register definition: “Maintaining the skin in good condition.”
Where it sits on each label
US labels list ingredients from most to least, except that those at 1% or less may follow in any order. A name near the top is a large part of the formula. A label doesn’t mark where the 1% point falls, so further down, the order says little about how much is in it.
- Clarifying shampoos 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Clarifying shampoos without it
- Rinse-out conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Rinse-out conditioners without it
- Deep conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Deep conditioners without it
- Leave-in conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Stylers 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Stylers without it
Every label, product by product (6)
- Curlsmith Curl Reset Detox Shampoo Clarifying shampoo 9th of 27 names
- Jessicurl Too Shea! Extra Moisturizing Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 15th of 31 names
- Jessicurl Deep Conditioning Treatment Deep conditioner 13th of 30 names
- Curlsmith Weightless Air Dry Cream Leave-in conditioner · listed as Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Leaf Extract* 9th of 33 names
- tgin Curl Bomb Moisturizing Styling Gel Styler 8th of 27 names
- Camille Rose Curl Maker Styler 9th of 18 names
Each line runs from the first name on a label to the last; a dot is where this ingredient sits. Makers change formulas now and then; if the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.
Your next step
Other skin conditioning ingredients on these labels
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice 54 labels
- Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil 42 labels
- Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil 16 labels
- Mauritia Flexuosa (Buriti) Fruit Oil 12 labels
- Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter 11 labels
- Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Leaf Extract 9 labels
- Hydrolyzed Quinoa 6 labels
- Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract 6 labels
Updated · The name, numbers and uses come from the European Commission’s CosIng entry (CC BY 4.0); we write the uses in US spelling and put the hair ones first. The labels are each maker’s own. The order rule is the FDA’s Cosmetics Labeling Guide. All our sources are on the Sources page.