How we scored it
Bark extract of Machilus thunbergii tree; natural botanical extraction, physical process only.
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 Machilus thunbergii, a tree in the laurel family native to East Asia. The extraction process leaves the product fully natural-origin.
In plain English
A bark extract from the Machilus thunbergii tree, a laurel-family tree native to East Asia. Used in skincare for conditioning. Extracted directly from the tree bark.
CosIng definition: Machilus Thunbergii Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of Machilus thunbergii, Lauraceae
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.
- 2MACHILUS THUNBERGII BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MACHILUS THUNBERGII BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MACHILUS%20THUNBERGII%20BARK%20EXTRACT