FSS Willow Bark Extract RS

The Willow (Salix alba) tree is a large tree that is native to North America, Asia and Central and Southern Europe. It is typically found near streams and rivers, where it can root near a constant water source. The tree is tall and slender and flowers each spring first with tiny yellow flowers, which are followed by long thin green leaves. There are over 300 species of willow trees growing globally, yet only a few can be used medicinally. 

This Willow Bark is an ancient remedy that has been used to treat pain by Chi­nese physicians since 500 B.C. It has also been used in ancient Egyptian and Greek medicine. Hippocrates recommended chewing on the leaf to alleviate pain. Evidence of the use of Willow Bark as a medicinal herb also exists in Europe and the Americas. In the mid-1700’s Willow Bark was used in England as a malaria remedy. In the Americas, the Cherokee, Blackfoot, and Iroquois Indians created a tea from the bark of the Willow to relieve headaches, fever, and general aches and pains. Then in 1828, German and French chemists were able to isolate the principal ac­tive component, salicin, a glucoside of Salicylic acid, from the bark of the Willow. 

Today, willow bark extract is still used as an herbal remedy, which acts as an anti-inflammatory and analgesic agent. In the Cosmetic Industry, willow bark extracts are employed as a natural source of salicylic acid. FSS Willow Bark Extract RS provides the benefits of salicylic acid such as exfoliation, and anti-microbial action, without any of the typically associated irritation.

In its standardized form FSS Willow Bark Extract RS provides consistent levels of salicylic acid allowing its use as an active ingredient. Unfortunately, in commercially available extracts the salicylic acid levels rarely exceed 10%, making it difficult to formulate products with sufficient quantities in emulsion systems, and impos­sible to formulate in anhydrous systems.

FSS Willow Bark Extract RS is completely water soluble and may be used in any cosmetic formulation to en­hance cell turnover, act as a natural anti-microbial agent, or as a replacement for synthetic salicylic acid.

Benefits:

• Exfoliating
• Natural Antimicrobial

Our products are for cosmetic and personal care formulations only; External Use Only. We recommend working with a chemist or a formulator if you’re not advanced in formulating.

Statements contained herein have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat and cure, or prevent disease.