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Transethosome is a vesicle that can enhance drug’s penetration into the skin, for example are extracts of natural ingredient. Green tea (Camellia sinensis L. Kuntze) is a natural ingredient that contains catechins as an antioxidant. Transethosome is used to entrap the chemical compounds of green tea leaves extract and help their penetration into the skin. The aims of this study are to produce transethosome gel formula that can increase the penetration of green tea leaves extract into the skin. Gel containing only green tea leaves extract was also made as a control. Penetration test of gels performed using in vitro Franz diffusion cell with the skin of female Sprague Dawley rats. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) as one of the most dominant catechin compound in green tea leaves extract is used as a marker analysis. Transethosome were made by using thin layer hydration method in three formulas with different concentration of green tea leaves extract which were equivalent to 1% (F1), 1.5% (F2), and 2% (F3) EGCG. The results showed transethosome F1 had the best characteristics, which had a spherical shape, D_mean volume 112,14 ± 2,19 nm, polydispersity index 0,166 ± 0,03, zeta potential -52,05 ± 1,34 mV, and entrapment efficiency 58,06 ± 0,08%. Transethosome gel and control gel had a flux of 61,468 ± 1,66 µg.cm^-2.hour^-1 and 31,694 ± 1,02 µg.cm^-2.hour^-1.It can be concluded that transethosome can increase green tea leaves extract penetration into the skin.