How we scored it
Botanical extract of oak bark; extracts are natural origin.
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 white oak tree (Quercus alba), typically using water or water-alcohol solvents. No petrochemical alternative exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning, astringent extract made from the bark of the white oak tree.
CosIng definition: Quercus Alba Bark Extract is an extract of the bark of the Oak Tree, Quercus alba L., Fagaceae
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.
- 2QUERCUS ALBA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3QUERCUS 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=QUERCUS%20ALBA%20BARK%20EXTRACT