Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract
Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract is a liquid extract of Ulmus rubra inner bark in a butylene glycol carrier, made for cosmetic and personal-care developers rather than ingestible products. It gives soothing-skincare formulators a botanical with a long demulcent tradition in a water-phase liquid. Bio-Botanica produces it through the low-heat Bio-Chelated cold-extraction process at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, preserving a full-spectrum bark profile.
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What Is Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract?
This cosmetic-grade liquid extract is drawn from the inner bark of slippery elm, Ulmus rubra, a Ulmaceae species native to eastern North America, and held in a butylene glycol base. Butylene glycol is a cosmetic-grade humectant, which makes this a topical preparation rather than an ingestible one. Bio-Botanica supplies the bark full-spectrum and non-standardized, giving personal-care developers a ready-to-blend botanical with a long demulcent tradition behind it.
Market Demand
Soothing, barrier-friendly botanicals continue to gain ground in gentle-skincare briefs, and slippery elm remains in demand across the ingredient market. Per Credence Research, the market rises from USD 483.8 million in 2024 toward USD 677.54 million by 2032, a 4.3 percent annual pace. A butylene glycol liquid lets cosmetic brands carry that demand into serums, masks and gels without reworking a formula around a powder.
Formulation Applications
The fluid format drops into soothing serums, sheet-mask fluids, hydrating gels, post-cleanse essences and lightweight moisturizers, and it dilutes readily for lower use levels. Slippery elm carries a long demulcent tradition in botanical practice, giving personal-care brands a recognizable soothing-botanical narrative — structure/function positioning only, not a consumer health claim.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Family-owned since 1972, Bio-Botanica extracts this bark at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using the proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process, holding a Holistically Balanced profile of naturally occurring constituents. Each lot clears onsite identity, microbial, USP and heavy-metal testing on instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS and ICP/MS, and Kosher, Halal and Organic certification is available on request.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract is a liquid extract made from the bark of Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra), a member of the Ulmaceae family, native to eastern North America. It is produced by Bio-Botanica through our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process, which is designed to preserve a Holistically Balanced, full-spectrum profile of its naturally occurring constituents.
What extract form is this, and what is it carried in?
This is a Butylene Glycol Extract — the botanical is delivered in a butylene glycol carrier. Butylene glycol is what the finished Ulmus rubra bark extract is delivered in, not what the bark was extracted with — Bio-Botanica extracts on its Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction platform.
Does Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract contain alcohol?
No. Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract is carried in butylene glycol and is not an ethanol-based tincture or fluid extract. For residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA that accompany samples.
Is Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the bark rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
Is Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract for ingestible or topical formulas?
Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract is formulated for cosmetic and personal-care products and is intended for topical use only. Its butylene glycol carrier is a cosmetic-grade humectant, which distinguishes it from Bio-Botanica's full-strength Alcohol-Free Extracts, formulated in a glycerin carrier for food, beverage and supplement products.
What applications and formats is Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract suited for?
It suits soothing serums, sheet-mask fluids, hydrating gels, post-cleanse essences and lightweight moisturizers. As a water-phase liquid it blends into aqueous cosmetic bases during standard cold processing and dilutes readily for lower-strength blends.
What industries and positioning does Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract fit?
It fits the Cosmetics and Personal Care category as an ingredient. Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra) carries a long demulcent tradition in botanical practice, giving brands a soothing-botanical story for personal-care lines — framing intended for structure/function positioning only, not a consumer health claim.
Where does the Slippery Elm originate?
Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra) is native to eastern North America. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a butylene glycol-based liquid, Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract is intended for water-compatible formulations where a botanical liquid can be blended into your matrix. We recommend reviewing the Spec Sheet/TDS and evaluating a sample within your specific formulation to confirm compatibility and handling.
What certifications are available for this ingredient?
Bio-Botanica operates under NSF, cGMP, and FSSC 22000 quality systems, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available. Our facility in Hauppauge, New York is FDA-inspected; specific certification for your order can be confirmed with our team.
What documentation ships with Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract?
Samples ship with a Spec Sheet/TDS, a representative Certificate of Analysis (COA), and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS). These document the extract form, carrier, and testing so your team can evaluate the ingredient against your specifications.
How is Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product and is offered in pack sizes of 4 kg, 10 kg, and 19 kg. Pricing is available by requesting a formal quote — our team quotes to your chosen pack size and volume, and samples ship with full documentation so you can assess fit before committing.
How is Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract manufactured and tested?
Slippery Elm Bark Butylene Glycol Extract is manufactured at Bio-Botanica's FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process. Testing is performed in our onsite quality lab using instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS, GC/MS, LC/MS, and ICP/MS, covering identity, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal testing from raw-material intake through finished product, supported by third-party labs.