Is Acer Rubrum Bark Extract natural?

Q: Is Acer Rubrum Bark Extract natural?

Acer Rubrum Bark Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Bark extract of red maple, entirely plant-derived. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Bark extract of red maple, entirely plant-derived.

INCI nameAcer Rubrum Bark Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from red maple bark, typically by water…

How we scored it

Whole botanical bark extract; plant carbon only.

What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Extracted from red maple bark, typically by water or solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract from red maple bark used to condition and soothe the skin.

CosIng definition: Acer Rubrum Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of Acer Rubrum, Aceraceae.

References

1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
2ACER RUBRUM BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3ACER RUBRUM BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACER%20RUBRUM%20BARK%20EXTRACT