How we scored it
Bark extract; all atoms plant-derived → 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
Obtained by extracting the dried bark of Frangula alnus (alder buckthorn). No synthetic route is involved.
In plain English
A plant extract from the bark of alder buckthorn, used to condition and protect skin. Made by extracting compounds from the dried bark.
CosIng definition: Frangula Alnus Extract is an extract of the dried bark of the Buchthorn, Frangula alnus, Rhamnaceae
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.
- 2FRANGULA ALNUS BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3FRANGULA ALNUS BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=FRANGULA%20ALNUS%20BARK%20EXTRACT