The ingredient, explained
Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract is an extract of the bark of the Panama Bark, Quillaja saponaria, Rosaceae
Ingredient guide
What it is and what it does
About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗
- Antidandruff
- A technical role associated with controlling dandruff.
- Cleansing
- Helps remove material from the body surface.
- Emulsifying
- Helps liquids that do not normally mix form a mixture.
- Foaming
- Helps a liquid trap small gas bubbles as foam.
- Masking
- Reduces or conceals the formula's underlying odour or taste.
- Moisturising
- A technical role associated with increasing skin water content.
- Skin conditioning
- A broad cosmetic role for maintaining skin condition. It does not identify a particular clinical benefit.
- Surfactant
- Changes surface tension to help a product distribute or interact with other materials.
Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗
Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.
A closer look
What the research shows
We have not yet published a checked study for this exact ingredient. This is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that research does not exist or that the ingredient is ineffective.
Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.
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Products containing this ingredient
From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.
Names and identifiers
- INCI name on ingredient lists
- QUILLAJA SAPONARIA BARK EXTRACT
- CAS registry number
- 68990-67-0
- EC number
- 273-620-4
Sources for this ingredient record
- EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗ · ODbL 1.0 (Open Beauty Facts database) · Recorded Aug 8, 2026