Salix alba (Willow) bark water
AKA “Willow Bark Water”
Water
Ingredient Facts
Salix alba (Willow) bark water
AKA: Willow Bark Water
Water · Soothing · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived
Soothing
Astringent
Skin Conditioner
Not Clean
Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Water is a cosmetic ingredient used as astringent, skin conditioning, soothing.
Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Plant Part
Bark
Lifeform
Tree
Climate
Temperate
CAS #
84082-82-6
Form
Liquid
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Functions
Astringent
Tightens and contracts skin tissue, temporarily shrinking pores and reducing oiliness. That "clean, tight" feeling after toner.
Skin Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Soothing
Calms redness, irritation, and inflammation. Your skin's chill pill — great for sensitive, reactive, or post-procedure skin.
Tonic
Soothes Skin
Traditional Use
Willow bark decoctions were prepared in traditional European and Asian folk medicine to treat skin inflammation and eruptions. The extract contains salicylic acid precursors, making it historically used as a natural astringent and skin treatment.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Acne
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Caution
Pleiotropic Effects of White Willow Bark and 1,2-Decanedi...
Eleonora Bassino, Franco Gasparri, Luca Munaron
Skin pharmacology and physiology, 2018
Pleiotropic Effects of White Willow Bark and 1,2-Decanedi...
Eleonora Bassino, Franco Gasparri, Luca Munaron
Skin pharmacology and physiology, 2018
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The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of 1,2-decanediol and willow bark extract in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated keratinocytes.
Di Caprio R, Monfrecola G, Balato A, Balato N, Gasparri F et al.
Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia, 2019
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Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Verified Jun 2026
Data: Kew POWO · CosIng · EWG · CIR