How we scored it
Botanical bark extract; wholly plant-derived.
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 yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) trees via water or solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract from yellow birch bark, used to condition skin. It is made by extracting natural compounds from the tree bark.
CosIng definition: Betula Alleghaniensis Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of Betula alleghaniensis, Betulaceae.
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.
- 2BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BETULA%20ALLEGHANIENSIS%20BARK%20EXTRACT