Regenerative Agriculture | Botanical Extracts & Formulation
From regenerative cultivation to botanical innovation.
Lebotanica develops practical, sustainable solutions that connect regenerative agriculture with botanical extracts, natural ingredients, and formulation R&D.
Where Agriculture Meets Botanical Innovation
Lebotanica is a Lebanese company working at the intersection of regenerative agriculture, botanical extracts, and natural formulation.
We develop practical, sustainable approaches that connect plant cultivation and biological resources with extraction, ingredient development, and formulation R&D.
Our work brings together agricultural knowledge, laboratory-based development, and regenerative principles to create opportunities for locally sourced botanical resources and their applications in natural products, personal care, and sustainable agriculture.
The name Lebotanica brings together two ideas at the heart of our work: Lebanon and botany.
What We Do
Skincare and cosmetic manufacturers can work with us in three areas: the botanical resources we cultivate and source, the extracts we develop from them, and custom development or collaborative R&D on a specific technical need.
Botanical Resources
We cultivate, source, and evaluate botanical resources, including locally relevant plants, specialty botanicals, and selected agricultural co-products, for use in natural ingredient development.
Botanical Extracts
We develop botanical extracts from cultivated plants, specialty botanicals, and agricultural co-products, with attention to extraction methods, extract quality, and their relevance to cosmetic and skincare formulations.
Custom Development & R&D
We work with skincare manufacturers on custom botanical extract development, formulation applications, and collaborative R&D projects tailored to specific botanical and technical needs.
From Plant to Application
We connect botanical resources with practical applications through a development pathway spanning cultivation and sourcing, extraction, characterization, formulation, and technical evaluation.
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Cultivation & Resources
Identifying and growing the resource
Identifying, cultivating, sourcing, and evaluating plant resources for botanical ingredient development and sustainable applications.
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Extraction
Small-scale extraction
Developing appropriate small-scale extraction approaches to recover valuable compounds and functional botanical fractions from plant materials.
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Characterization
Understanding the extract
Assessing the characteristics and properties of botanical extracts to support informed ingredient and formulation development.
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Formulation
From extract to formulation
Integrating botanical extracts into natural formulations and exploring their practical applications in skincare and personal care.
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Technical Evaluation
Evaluation and optimization
Evaluating formulations and development processes to support further optimization and application.
Botanical Resources
The plants and agricultural materials we currently work with, and the extracts developed from them.
Olive
Olea europaea Olive Leaf Extract Olive leaves come from harvesting and pruning
Wine Grape
Vitis vinifera Grape Pomace Extract Grape pomace comes from wine pressing
Pomegranate
Punica granatum Pomegranate Peel Extract Pomegranate peels come from fruit processing
Damask Rose
Rosa × damascena Rose Botanical Extract
Bay Laurel
Laurus nobilis Bay Laurel Extract
Willow
Salix libani Willow Bark Extract
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia Lavender Extract
Arbutus
Arbutus unedo Arbutus Fruit ExtractThree of these botanical resources are agricultural co-products. Olive leaves are recovered during olive harvesting and pruning, grape pomace is recovered from wine pressing, and pomegranate peels are recovered from fruit processing. The remaining resources are cultivated or locally sourced botanical materials.
Additional Botanical Extracts
- Sage Salvia officinalis Sage Extract
- Myrtle Myrtus communis Myrtle Leaf Extract
- Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus Rosemary Extract
- Marjoram Origanum majorana Marjoram Extract
- Chamomile Matricaria chamomilla Chamomile Extract
Selected Specialty Botanicals
- Green Tea Camellia sinensis Green Tea Leaf Extract
- Vanilla Vanilla planifolia Vanilla Extract
Extracts from Our Own Cultivation
We also develop botanical extracts from berries cultivated on our own farm, including blueberry, elderberry, chokeberry, blackberry, raspberry, blackcurrant, goji berry, and sea buckthorn.
Botanical Extracts & Natural Ingredients
Manufacturers approach us in three ways: about extracts we have already developed, about an extract they need that is not yet in our portfolio, or about a project their own R&D team wants support on.
Existing Extract Portfolio
Companies can contact us about botanical extracts already developed within our portfolio, for evaluation and possible use in their own formulations.
Custom Botanical Extract Development
Where a manufacturer needs a botanical extract outside our current portfolio, we can discuss the requirement and evaluate developing it through small-scale extraction and development work.
Collaborative Botanical R&D
We work alongside a manufacturer’s own R&D and formulation teams on botanical projects, covering resource evaluation, extraction approaches, extract optimization, and formulation applications.
Applications
Our work is designed to support the development of natural, plant-based solutions across several application areas.
Cosmetics & Personal Care
Botanical extracts and natural ingredients for skincare, body care, and other personal-care formulations.
Natural Products
Plant-derived ingredients and formulation concepts for products built around natural and botanical resources.
Botanical Ingredients
Development of botanical extracts and ingredient concepts for companies seeking locally relevant, traceable plant-based materials.
Sustainable Agriculture
Botanical resources and natural-input development supporting more sustainable agricultural systems and applications.
Our Approach
Four principles shape how we work, whatever the resource or the project.
Regenerative
We seek approaches that restore and strengthen the agricultural systems and natural resources on which future production depends.
Scientific
We use structured development, laboratory-based evaluation, and evidence-informed decision-making to guide our work.
Practical
We judge our work by whether it can move beyond an idea into a real process, ingredient, or product.
Sustainable
We consider resource efficiency, responsible sourcing, local potential, and long-term environmental value throughout development.
Dr. Jamil Mourad
Founder & CEO
Lebotanica was founded by Dr. Jamil Mourad, a Pharmacist-Biologist whose career has grown from laboratory science and research into a broader exploration of plants, agriculture, and natural innovation.
With a background in pharmacy and pharmaceutical chemistry, extensive experience in laboratory science and scientific research, and formal qualifications spanning permaculture design, organic cultivation, and natural formulation and cosmetic science, Dr. Mourad brings together disciplines that rarely sit within the same professional space.
Lebotanica is the result of that intersection: connecting the intelligence of regenerative agriculture with the science of botanical extraction, natural ingredients, and formulation to develop practical possibilities from plant to application.
Let’s explore what’s possible.
Whether you’re looking for botanical ingredients, exploring an agricultural collaboration, or developing a natural formulation, we’d be glad to hear from you.