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INCI ingredient

Salix Alba Willow Bark Extract

Also listed as: Salix Alba Bark Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract

Salix Alba Willow Bark Extract appears on 22 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shavings.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Salix Alba Willow Bark Extract appears on 22 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shavings.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: astringent, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, soothing, tonic

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • astringent
  • hair conditioning
  • skin conditioning
  • soothing
  • tonic
  • astringent: Contracting and/or tightening the skin.
  • hair conditioning: Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
  • soothing: Lightening discomfort of the skin or of the scalp.

CAS 84082-82-6 · EC 282-029-0

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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