Is Acorus Calamus Root Powder natural?

Q: Is Acorus Calamus Root Powder natural?

Acorus Calamus Root Powder has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Dried, ground roots of sweet flag (Acorus calamus) are the only material; there is no synthetic part. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Dried, ground roots of sweet flag (Acorus calamus) are the only material; there is no synthetic part.

INCI nameAcorus Calamus Root Powder

FunctionExfoliating

FeedstockSweet flag roots are dried and milled to…

How we scored it

Dried ground plant material (powder): 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 roots are dried and milled to a powder. No synthetic route exists.

In plain English

Dried, ground root of sweet flag, a wetland plant, used as an exfoliating powder. It is made simply by drying and grinding the roots.

CosIng definition: Acorus Calamus Root Powder is the powder derived from the dried, ground roots of Acorus calamus.

References

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.
2ACORUS CALAMUS ROOT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3ACORUS CALAMUS ROOT POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACORUS%20CALAMUS%20ROOT%20POWDER