How we scored it
Botanical bark extract; fully plant-derived.
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 inner bark of slippery elm (Ulmus fulva/rubra) via water or solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract from slippery elm bark, used to moisturise skin. It is made by extracting compounds from the tree's inner bark.
CosIng definition: Ulmus Fulva Extract is an extract of the bark of the Slippery Elm, Ulmus fulva, Ulmaceae
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.
- 2ULMUS FULVA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ULMUS FULVA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ULMUS%20FULVA%20BARK%20EXTRACT