How we scored it
Botanical bark extract; plant-origin compounds only → 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
Extracted from the bark of the gumbo-limbo tree (Bursera simaruba), native to the Americas, using water or hydro-alcoholic solvents. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An antioxidant extract from gumbo-limbo tree bark, used in skincare formulas. Produced by extracting the bark with water or a water-alcohol solvent.
CosIng definition: Bursera Simaruba Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of Bursera simaruba (L.), Burseraceae
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.
- 2BURSERA SIMARUBA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BURSERA SIMARUBA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BURSERA%20SIMARUBA%20BARK%20EXTRACT