How we scored it
Flower extract of white willow (Salix alba); entirely botanical.
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 flowers of white willow (Salix alba) by water or hydro-alcoholic extraction.
In plain English
A plant extract from white willow flowers used to condition skin. It's made by extracting the flowers with water or a water-alcohol mix.
CosIng definition: Salix Alba (Willow) Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Salix alba, Salicaceae.
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 EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SALIX ALBA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SALIX%20ALBA%20EXTRACT