How we scored it
Botanical bark extract = 1.0 by convention.
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 the bark of the Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) using water or solvent. No synthetic feedstock involved.
In plain English
A plant extract from Tree of Heaven bark, used to help condition the skin. Produced by extracting natural compounds from the dried bark.
CosIng definition: Ailanthus Altissima Bark Extract is an extract of the bark of the Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus altissima, Simarubaceae
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.
- 2AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AILANTHUS%20ALTISSIMA%20BARK%20EXTRACT