Willow Bark Extract

Willow Bark Extract, an extract from Willow bark, contains Salicylic Acid as its main active ingredient and offers a variety of outstanding skincare benefits as follows :

• Exfoliation : Helps accelerate skin cell turnover by up to 27% (when used at 2%), providing results similar to Salicylic Acid from synthetic sources.
• Skin Irritation Reduction : Effectively inhibits the production of COX-II and IL-6 enzymes that can cause skin irritation.
• Antioxidant : Has a high free-radical inhibition efficacy, with effects beginning to be observed at a concentration as low as 0.0005%.
• Antimicrobial : Can inhibit and eliminate a wide range of microorganisms, including those that cause skin problems.

Willow Bark Extract is effective in reducing dark spots and skin discoloration, but it does not directly brighten the skin like other Whitening ingredients. When used at 10%, it provides comedolytic efficacy equivalent to approximately 1.8 - 2.0% Salicylic Acid.

Usage : Used in Anti-Aging skincare formulations, wrinkle reduction, and products for reducing dark marks or dark spots.

Usage Rate : 1 – 10% (3% is recommended for general skincare / 5 – 10% for accelerated skin exfoliation)

Product Appearance : Clear – light yellow liquid

INCI Name : Salix Alba Bark Extract