Gnaphalium leontopodium extract is the extract from the flowers of Gnaphalium leontopodium, the edelweiss used in cosmetic formulations. It acts as a skin care product.
The name "Gnaphalium" is derived from the Greek gnaphalon for "felt" and refers to the woolly nature of the leaves. Leontopodium is a composition of the Greek words leon (= lion) and podion (= little foot), i.e. it means "lion's foot" and refers to the shape of the leaves.