Extracts of mango leaves have shown great potential as cosmetics ingredients. DOST photo. Philippine mango leaves’ extracts have shown great potential as cosmetics ingredients with good antioxidant, anti-aging, and whitening properties, based on a study conducted by the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. The UPLB research on the “Evaluation of the Bioactivities of Natural Phenolics from Mango (Mangifera indica Linn) Leaves for Cosmetic Industry Applications,” investigated samples of fresh leaves of mango cultivars (carabao, apple mango, pico, sinaging, and sipsipin) collected from San Miguel, Bulacan to explore its possible cosmetic applications.