Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® Extract
Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® Extract is a liquid extract of Ulmus rubra bark in a Zemea® propanediol carrier, made for cosmetic and personal-care developers. 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 Zea-Botanicals® Extract?
Drawn from the inner bark of Ulmus rubra, a tree of eastern North America, this Zea-Botanicals® grade suspends the mucilage-rich bark in Zemea, a plant-derived, renewable propanediol. Bio-Botanica supplies it full-spectrum and non-standardized, offering cosmetic developers a soothing, traditionally demulcent botanical in a naturally derived, water-compatible carrier. A member of the elm family, Ulmaceae, slippery elm has been used across eastern North America for generations, and its inner bark is prized for a soft, mucilaginous character.
Market Demand
Slippery elm holds a steady niche in the botanical trade, valued for its soothing reputation. Credence Research sized the global slippery elm market at USD 483.8 million in 2024 and projects USD 677.54 million by 2032 at a 4.3 percent CAGR. A propanediol-based liquid extract lets brands bring that gentle-botanical heritage into modern, alcohol-free skincare.
Formulation Applications
The Zemea base blends into serums, masks, soothing lotions, and scalp and hair care, dissolving cleanly into the water phase. Slippery elm bark is traditionally associated with hair-skin-and-nails support — structure/function positioning only, not a consumer claim — and its mucilage lends a naturally conditioning, comforting story to topical work, especially in leave-on and rinse-off formats built around gentleness.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
This bark is processed with Bio-Botanica's low-heat Bio-Chelated extraction to keep its naturally occurring constituents Holistically Balanced, at an FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York. Family-owned since 1972, the company runs HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and heavy-metal testing in its onsite lab and can arrange Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® 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 Zea-Botanicals® Extract — the botanical is delivered in Zemea® propanediol, a corn-derived carrier. The liquid form gives formulators a ready-to-blend botanical base. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® Extract contain alcohol?
No — Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® Extract is not an ethanol-based tincture. For any residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® 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.
What applications and formats is Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® Extract suited for?
Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® Extract is formulated for topical, personal-care applications such as facial care, serums, creams, and lotions. Its zemea base suits clean-label systems where formulators want a concentrated botanical ingredient to work into their formulation.
What industries and positioning does Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® Extract fit?
It fits the Cosmetics and Personal Care categories as an ingredient. For brand positioning, Slippery Elm is traditionally associated with areas such as Hair, Skin and Nails Support — 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 TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a zemea-based liquid, Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® 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 Zea-Botanicals® 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 Zea-Botanicals® Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® 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 Zea-Botanicals® Extract manufactured and tested?
Slippery Elm Bark Zea-Botanicals® 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.