Ivy extract is a product extracted from the stems and leaves of the Araliaceae plant Hedera helix. The saponins and lactones contained in it have inhibitory effects on common pathogenic skin fungi, and the effect of lactones is stronger. Ivy is also known as foreign ivy, English ivy, ivy, and foreign creeper. Its scientific name is Hederahelix. It is a perennial evergreen woody vine of the Araliaceae family.