How we scored it
Bark extract; whole botanical material.
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 African mahogany tree, traditionally used in West African herbal medicine. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin-protecting extract from the bark of the African mahogany tree, traditionally used in West African herbal remedies. It's used in cosmetics to help protect skin, sourced from the bark.
CosIng definition: Khaya Senegalensis Bark Extract is an extract of the bark of Khaya senegalensis, 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.
- 2KHAYA SENEGALENSIS BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3KHAYA SENEGALENSIS BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=KHAYA%20SENEGALENSIS%20BARK%20EXTRACT