How we scored it
Extract of Salvadora persica bark and roots; botanical extract, entirely plant-derived = 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
Extraction of dried bark and roots of Salvadora persica, grown in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. No alternative route applies.
In plain English
A plant extract from the bark and roots of the miswak (toothbrush) tree, used to condition skin. It is made by extracting the plant material with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Salvadora Persica Bark/Root Extract i san extract of the roots and bark of the Mustard Tree, Salvadora persica L., Moraceae
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.
- 2SALVADORA PERSICA BARK/ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SALVADORA PERSICA BARK/ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SALVADORA%20PERSICA%20BARK/ROOT%20EXTRACT