How we scored it
Botanical extract of poplar bark; 100% plant-derived mass = 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
Solvent or aqueous extraction from white poplar bark (Salicaceae). No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract of white poplar bark, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient. Obtained by extracting the bark directly, with no synthetic modification.
CosIng definition: Populus Alba Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of Populus alba, Salicaceae.
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.
- 2POPULUS ALBA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POPULUS 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=POPULUS%20ALBA%20BARK%20EXTRACT