Slippery Elm Bark Water Soluble Extract

Slippery Elm Liquid Extract concentrates mucilage polysaccharides with tannins and phenolic acids from Ulmus rubra inner bark. Inner bark is the demulcent material; outer bark carries tannins without the mucilage, and adulteration with outer bark is the common quality failure. Ask for the swelling index and confirm inner-bark-only material.

• Also known as: English: Slippery Elm | Red Elm | Moose Elm
• Botanical source: Ulmus rubra
• Plant part used: Bark (Inner bark)
• INCI name: Ulmus Rubra Bark Extract
• Key bio-actives: Mucilage polysaccharides (hexoses · pentoses) · Flavonoid glycosides · Tannins
• Form: Water-phase liquid extract
• Extraction: Aqueous extraction from bark; carrier system incorporated after extraction — choose your preferred carrier above
• Carrier options: Water · Water + propylene glycol · Water + glycerin · Water + ethanol
• Grade: Food-grade · Cosmetic-grade
• Origin: India
• Shelf-life: 18–24 months · below 25 °C · tightly sealed · away from light

Key benefits

• Mucilage polysaccharides (hexoses · pentoses)
• Flavonoid glycosides
• Tannins

How to use

• Choose your carrier system at checkout — Water, Water + propylene glycol or Water + glycerin — to match your formulation base
• Common applications: throat and digestive liquid formulations and demulcent bases

FAQs

What are the primary formulation applications of Slippery Elm Bark?
Most buyers use it in throat and digestive liquid formulations and demulcent bases. As with any new water-soluble extract, pilot-test in your specific base before committing to a full production run.

Which carrier should I choose — water, propylene glycol or glycerin?
Water alone suits most aqueous formulations. Propylene glycol improves cold-stability and solvency in preserved systems; glycerin gives a milder, skin-friendlier carrier for leave-on formulations. PG and glycerin variants are offered at 500 g and 1 Kg, with PG also available at 5 Kg.

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