How we scored it
Botanical bark extract; all fragments natural per instructions.
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 wild-harvested or cultivated Prunus africana trees using solvent or aqueous extraction. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from the bark of Prunus africana (African cherry), a tree native to African highland forests.
CosIng definition: Prunus Africana Bark Extract is an extract of the bark of Prunus africana, Rosaceae
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.
- 2PRUNUS AFRICANA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PRUNUS AFRICANA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PRUNUS%20AFRICANA%20BARK%20EXTRACT