Database/Skin Conditioning/Acorus Calamus Rhizome Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Acorus Calamus Rhizome Extract natural?

Yes. Rhizomes of sweet flag (Acorus calamus) are the only feedstock; all extracted constituents are plant-derived.

INCI nameAcorus Calamus Rhizome Extract
CAS84775-39-3
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockSweet flag rhizomes are extracted with a solvent…

How we scored it

Botanical extract: all atoms plant-derived = 1.00.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Sweet flag rhizomes are extracted with a solvent and the extract concentrated. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

An extract of the underground stems (rhizomes) of sweet flag, a wetland plant, used to condition skin. It is made by extracting the rhizomes with a solvent.

CosIng definition: Acorus Calamus Rhizome Extract is the extract of the rhizomes of Acorus calamus L., Acoraceae

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2ACORUS CALAMUS RHIZOME EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ACORUS CALAMUS RHIZOME EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACORUS%20CALAMUS%20RHIZOME%20EXTRACT