How we scored it
Dried plant bark with no added atoms: 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
Quillaja bark is harvested, dried and cut or milled. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
The dried bark of the soapbark tree (Quillaja saponaria), rich in natural saponins that foam in water. It is used for cleansing and to help oil and water mix. It is harvested, dried and milled.
CosIng definition: Quillaja Saponaria Bark is a plant material derived from the dried bark of the Panama Bark, Quillaja saponaria, 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.
- 2QUILLAJA SAPONARIA BARK. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3QUILLAJA SAPONARIA BARK. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=QUILLAJA%20SAPONARIA%20BARK