How we scored it
Direct extract of white mulberry bark; whole botanical extract; this site's convention = 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
Feedstock is white mulberry tree bark, extracted with water or solvent. No synthetic manufacturing route is used.
In plain English
An extract from white mulberry tree bark, used to help condition and smooth the skin.
CosIng definition: Morus Alba Extract is an extract of the bark of the White Mulberry, Morus alba L., Moraceae
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.
- 2MORUS ALBA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MORUS ALBA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MORUS%20ALBA%20BARK%20EXTRACT