How we scored it
Bark extract, botanical extract convention = 1.0
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
Azadirachta Indica Bark Extract is produced by extracting the bark of the neem tree. There is no synthetic alternative; it is always plant-derived.
In plain English
A bark extract from the neem tree, used to condition skin. It comes directly from the tree bark rather than being made synthetically.
CosIng definition: Azadirachta Indica Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of the Margosa, Azadirachta indica, Meliaceae
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.
- 2AZADIRACHTA INDICA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AZADIRACHTA INDICA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AZADIRACHTA%20INDICA%20BARK%20EXTRACT