Database/Humectant/Tabebuia Avellanedae Bark Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Tabebuia Avellanedae Bark Extract natural?

Yes. Lapacho bark (Tabebuia avellanedae) is plant material, so every atom of the extract traces to a natural-origin feedstock (n = 1).

INCI nameTabebuia Avellanedae Bark Extract
FunctionHumectant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant route is solvent extraction of lapacho bark.…

How we scored it

Plant extract only: all atoms are plant-made metabolites; extraction solvent and carrier leave no mass in the ingredient. Natural 100% / total 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 solvent extraction of lapacho bark. No synthetic or alternative route exists for this botanical extract.

In plain English

A plant extract used as a humectant, which helps hold moisture, and for skin conditioning. It is made by extracting the bark of the lapacho tree (Tabebuia avellanedae), also called pau d'arco, from South America, with a solvent such as water or glycerin.

CosIng definition: Tabebuia Avellanedae Bark Extract is an extract of the bark of the Tabebuia avellanedae, Bignoniaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2TABEBUIA AVELLANEDAE BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3TABEBUIA AVELLANEDAE BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TABEBUIA%20AVELLANEDAE%20BARK%20EXTRACT