How we scored it
Extract of quillaja (soapbark) wood: triterpenoid saponins, their sugar chains and other plant metabolites, all plant-derived; solvent leaves no mass. 1.00 x 100% = 1.00.
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
Dominant route is water or hydro-alcoholic extraction of the wood and bark of the soapbark tree (Quillaja saponaria), native to Chile. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of the wood and bark of the quillaja (soapbark) tree, which contains natural foaming compounds called saponins. It is listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is made by extracting the tree material with water or a solvent.
CosIng definition: Quillaja Saponaria Wood Extract is the extract of the wood obtained from 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 WOOD EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3QUILLAJA SAPONARIA WOOD EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=QUILLAJA%20SAPONARIA%20WOOD%20EXTRACT