White Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract
White Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract is a liquid extract of Salix alba bark in a butylene glycol 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 White Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract?
This liquid extract carries the bark of Salix alba, the European white willow, in butylene glycol, a water-compatible humectant and solvent that keeps the botanical clear and simple to meter into a batch. Bio-Botanica supplies the willow bark full-spectrum and non-standardized, giving cosmetic chemists a ready-to-dose fluid rather than a dry material to rehydrate, with steady behavior across serums, toners, and gels.
Market Demand
White willow bark is an established cosmetic-active botanical, with dedicated market outlooks published by Research and Markets and Expert Market Research through the mid-2030s. A butylene-glycol liquid puts that well-followed ingredient into a clear, broadly compatible format, ready for the toners, serums, and gel systems where willow bark frequently appears in natural formulations aimed at smoother, clearer-looking skin.
Formulation Applications
The butylene glycol base disperses into toners, exfoliating essences, serums, gels, and scalp formulas, holding up across surfactant and hydro-glycolic systems and tolerating a broad pH range. White willow bark has a long-documented place in herbal use, a structure/function narrative only and not a topical claim, while its heritage supports a clean, botanical positioning for skincare. It integrates smoothly into leave-on textures aimed at a smoother, more refined-looking complexion.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Family-owned since 1972, Bio-Botanica extracts this bark at an FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using its proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat process to preserve a Holistically Balanced set of naturally occurring constituents. Every lot is verified through onsite HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and heavy-metal testing, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification can be arranged when a brand requires it.
Common Buyer Questions
What is White Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
White Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract is a liquid extract made from the bark of White Willow (Salix alba), a member of the Salicaceae family, native to Europe, western and central Asia, and North Africa. 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. 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 White Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract contain alcohol?
No — White Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract is not an ethanol-based tincture. For any residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is White Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract standardized to a specific compound?
White Willow 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.
What applications and formats is White Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract suited for?
White Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract is formulated for topical, personal-care applications such as facial care, serums, creams, and lotions. Its butylene glycol base suits clean-label systems where formulators want a concentrated botanical ingredient to work into their formulation.
What industries and positioning does White Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract fit?
It fits the Cosmetics and Personal Care categories as a botanical ingredient that formulators incorporate into their own products according to their positioning and specifications.
Where does the White Willow originate?
White Willow (Salix alba) is native to Europe, western and central Asia, and North Africa. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does White Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a butylene glycol-based liquid, White Willow 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 White Willow 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 White Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
White Willow 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, 19 kg, and 200 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 Willow Bark Butylene Glycol Extract manufactured and tested?
White Willow 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.