Database/Skin Conditioning/Ptychopetalum Olacoides Bark Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Ptychopetalum Olacoides Bark Extract natural?

Yes. Extracted from Ptychopetalum olacoides (muirapuama) bark; extraction leaves no petrochemical mass in the product.

INCI namePtychopetalum Olacoides Bark Extract
CAS84929-46-4
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the bark of the Amazonian Ptychopetalum…

How we scored it

Plant bark extract; botanical extracts = 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 the Amazonian Ptychopetalum olacoides tree. No alternative industrial route.

In plain English

An extract from the bark of the Potency Wood tree, used to help condition the skin.

CosIng definition: Ptychopetalum Olacoides Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of the Potency Wood, Ptychopetalum olacoides, Olacaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2PTYCHOPETALUM OLACOIDES BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PTYCHOPETALUM OLACOIDES BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PTYCHOPETALUM%20OLACOIDES%20BARK%20EXTRACT