Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract
Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract is a liquid extract of Hamamelis virginiana leaf in a Zemea® propanediol carrier, made for cosmetic and personal-care developers. Bio-Botanica produces it through the low-heat Bio-Chelated cold-extraction process at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, preserving a full-spectrum leaf profile.
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What Is Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract?
Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is a shrub of eastern North America long valued in skin care, and this Zea-Botanicals® grade captures its leaf in Zemea, a plant-derived, renewable propanediol. Bio-Botanica supplies the leaf full-spectrum and non-standardized, giving cosmetic chemists a classic toning botanical in a naturally derived, water-compatible carrier. A member of the Hamamelidaceae, Hamamelis virginiana is a fall-flowering shrub of eastern North American woodlands, and its extracts have been a fixture of American skin care for well over a century.
Market Demand
Witch hazel remains a cornerstone of toners and clean-beauty skincare, and the category is expanding briskly — Future Market Insights projects the witch hazel distillates market to reach roughly USD 3,321.7 million by 2036, growing at about 12.2 percent annually. A propanediol-based leaf extract lets brands ride that toner-led demand in fully water-compatible, alcohol-free systems.
Formulation Applications
The Zemea base blends into toners, facial mists, essences, and lightweight gels, dissolving into the water phase without heat. Witch hazel leaf is traditionally associated with hair-skin-and-nails support — structure/function positioning only, not a consumer claim — while its long-standing topical role centers on toning, refreshing, and clean-label positioning, a natural anchor for astringent-style and everyday-care formats.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Bio-Botanica extracts this leaf with its proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat method, preserving a Holistically Balanced profile of naturally occurring constituents at an FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York. Family-owned since 1972, the company verifies each lot by HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and heavy-metal testing onsite, with Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification available.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract is a liquid extract made from the leaf of Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), a member of the Hamamelidaceae family, native to Eastern North America. It is produced by Bio-Botanica through our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process, which is designed to preserve a Holistically Balanced, full-spectrum profile of its naturally occurring constituents.
What extract form is this, and what is it carried in?
This is a Zea-Botanicals® Extract — the botanical is delivered in Zemea® propanediol, a corn-derived carrier. The liquid form gives formulators a ready-to-blend botanical base. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract contain alcohol?
No — Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract is not an ethanol-based tincture. For any residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the leaf rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract suited for?
Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract is formulated for topical, personal-care applications such as facial care, serums, creams, and lotions. Its zemea base suits clean-label systems where formulators want a concentrated botanical ingredient to work into their formulation.
What industries and positioning does Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract fit?
It fits the Cosmetics and Personal Care categories as an ingredient. For brand positioning, Witch Hazel is traditionally associated with areas such as Hair, Skin and Nails Support — framing intended for structure/function positioning only, not a consumer health claim.
Where does the Witch Hazel originate?
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is native to Eastern North America. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a zemea-based liquid, Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract is intended for water-compatible formulations where a botanical liquid can be blended into your matrix. We recommend reviewing the Spec Sheet/TDS and evaluating a sample within your specific formulation to confirm compatibility and handling.
What certifications are available for this ingredient?
Bio-Botanica operates under NSF, cGMP, and FSSC 22000 quality systems, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available. Our facility in Hauppauge, New York is FDA-inspected; specific certification for your order can be confirmed with our team.
What documentation ships with Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract?
Samples ship with a Spec Sheet/TDS, a representative Certificate of Analysis (COA), and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS). These document the extract form, carrier, and testing so your team can evaluate the ingredient against your specifications.
How is Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product, and is offered in pack sizes of 4 kg, 10 kg, 19 kg, and 200 kg. Pricing is available by requesting a formal quote — our team quotes to your chosen pack size and volume, and samples ship with full documentation so you can assess fit before committing.
How is Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract manufactured and tested?
Witch Hazel Leaf Zea-Botanicals® Extract is manufactured at Bio-Botanica's FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process. Testing is performed in our onsite quality lab using instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS, GC/MS, LC/MS, and ICP/MS, covering identity, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal testing from raw-material intake through finished product, supported by third-party labs.