How we scored it
Whole extract is bark-derived plant material; no synthetic fragments present.
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 southern magnolia tree using water or water-alcohol solvents that leave no residual mass. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
A plant extract made by steeping southern magnolia tree bark, used in skincare for its antioxidant and skin-conditioning properties. It comes directly from the bark of the tree.
CosIng definition: Magnolia Grandiflora Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of the Magnolia grandiflora L., Magnoliaceae
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.
- 2MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MAGNOLIA%20GRANDIFLORA%20BARK%20EXTRACT