How we scored it
Whole extract of Agaricus blazei mushroom fruiting body; no synthetic fragments introduced during extraction. 1.0 per botanical/fungal extract convention.
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
Produced by extracting Agaricus blazei (sun mushroom) fruiting bodies with water or a water-alcohol mixture. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from the Agaricus blazei mushroom, also called the 'sun mushroom', grown mainly in Brazil and Japan. Used in creams and lotions as a conditioning agent for skin.
CosIng definition: Agaricus Blazei Extract is an extract of the Mushroom, Agaricus Blazei, Agaricaceae
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.
- 2AGARICUS BLAZEI EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AGARICUS BLAZEI EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AGARICUS%20BLAZEI%20EXTRACT