Nerium oleander leaf extract (inci)

Nerium oleander leaf extract, the extract from the leaves of the oleander tree (see below oleander), is used in cosmetic formulations. Nerium oleander leaf extract contains glycosides (main glycoside = oleandrin), flavonoids, tannins, resins. Nerium oleander leaf extract acts as a skin care agent.
Nerium oleander is the parent plant of Oleandri folium, the (popularly) medicinally used oleander leaves (containing the cardiac glyoside oleandrin). However, Oleandri folium received a negative monographbecause of insufficient efficacy.