How we scored it
Powder of dried, ground Salix alba bark (plant powder); all constituents natural: 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: willow (Salix alba) bark is dried and ground to a powder. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
Dried, finely ground white willow bark used as an exfoliating, oil-absorbing powder and skin conditioner. It is simply the milled plant material.
CosIng definition: Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground bark of Salix alba.
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.
- 2SALIX ALBA BARK POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SALIX ALBA BARK POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SALIX%20ALBA%20BARK%20POWDER