How we scored it
Bark extract; botanical extracts are 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
Extracted from the bark of Mallotus japonicus. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A bark extract from the Mallotus japonicus tree, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is made by extracting compounds from the tree bark.
CosIng definition: Mallotus Japonicus Bark Extract is an extract of the bark of Mallotus japonicus (L.), Euphorbiaceae
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.
- 2MALLOTUS JAPONICUS BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MALLOTUS JAPONICUS BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MALLOTUS%20JAPONICUS%20BARK%20EXTRACT