Database/Skin Conditioning/Quercus Suber Bark Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Quercus Suber Bark Extract natural?

Yes. Bark extract of cork oak, entirely plant-derived.

INCI nameQuercus Suber Bark Extract
CAS94945-06-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from cork oak bark, typically by solvent…

How we scored it

Whole botanical bark extract; plant carbon only.
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 cork oak bark, typically by solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract from cork oak bark used to condition the skin in cosmetic formulations.

CosIng definition: Quercus Suber Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of the Oak, Quercus suber, Fagaceae

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. 2QUERCUS SUBER BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3QUERCUS SUBER 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%20SUBER%20BARK%20EXTRACT