White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract
White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract is a glycerin-based liquid extract of Quercus alba bark, 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.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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What Is White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract?
White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract is an alcohol-free glycerin extract of the bark of Quercus alba, a Fagaceae hardwood native to eastern and central North America. Carried in glycerin, a water-compatible humectant that folds into the aqueous phase, and supplied full-spectrum and non-standardized, it gives personal-care formulators a naturally astringent, tannin-rich woodland botanical for toning and balancing concepts with an outdoorsy provenance.
Market Demand
Bark and tree-derived botanicals are drawing formulators toward naturally astringent, forest-sourced actives, and the ingredient class is scaling: Fortune Business Insights valued the botanical extracts market at USD 6.91 billion in 2025, on track for USD 16.34 billion by 2034 at a 10.15% CAGR. As woodland-botanical stories gain shelf presence, a glycerin-based white oak extract lets brands work that appeal into topical formats.
Formulation Applications
The glycerin blends into toning and balancing toners, mattifying gels, foot and body treatments, purifying masks, and scalp systems, joining the water phase during cool or gentle warm processing and pairing with complementary botanicals. White oak bark has a long-documented place in North American herbal tradition, and topically its astringent character grounds a toning, balancing structure/function positioning with no consumer health claim. Its naturally astringent, tannin-rich character gives brands a clear toning story, and the alcohol-free base keeps it easy to place across stay-on and cleanse-off textures from bench through production.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available on request, and every lot of this bark is verified in an onsite quality lab spanning HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and heavy-metal testing. Bio-Botanica has extracted botanicals since 1972 at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, using the Bio-Chelated low-heat method to keep naturally occurring constituents Holistically Balanced.
Common Buyer Questions
What is White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract is a cosmetic glycerin extract made from the bark of White Oak (Quercus alba), a member of the Fagaceae family, native to Eastern and central 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 Cosmetic Glycerin Extract, and the carrier is Glycerin. The glycerin base gives formulators an alcohol-free liquid ingredient. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract contain alcohol?
No — White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract is a glycerin-based, alcohol-free extract, not an alcohol-based tincture. For any residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract standardized to a specific compound?
White Oak Bark Glycerin 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 White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract suited for?
White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract is formulated for topical, personal-care applications such as facial care, serums, creams, and lotions. Its glycerin base suits clean-label systems where formulators want a concentrated botanical ingredient to work into their formulation.
What industries and positioning does White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract fit?
It fits the Cosmetics and Personal Care categories as an ingredient. For brand positioning, White Oak is traditionally associated with areas such as Oral Health Support — framing intended for structure/function positioning only, not a consumer health claim.
Where does the White Oak originate?
White Oak (Quercus alba) is native to Eastern and central North America. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a glycerin-based liquid, White Oak Bark Glycerin 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 White Oak Bark Glycerin 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 White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
White Oak Bark Glycerin 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 White Oak Bark Glycerin Extract manufactured and tested?
White Oak Bark Glycerin 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.