How we scored it
Botanical bark extract → 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
Ficus Religiosa Bark Extract is produced by extracting the bark of the sacred fig (peepal) tree. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A bark extract from the sacred fig tree, used to help protect and soothe the skin.
CosIng definition: Ficus Religiosa Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of Ficus religiosa, Moraceae.
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.
- 2FICUS RELIGIOSA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3FICUS RELIGIOSA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=FICUS%20RELIGIOSA%20BARK%20EXTRACT