How we scored it
Whole root extract; 100% plant-derived, nothing to subtract.
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 water or solvent extraction of Agropyron repens (couch grass) roots. No synthetic route exists for this botanical.
In plain English
An extract from couch grass roots, used for fragrance and to condition skin. Made by extracting compounds from the plant's roots.
CosIng definition: Agropyron Repens Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Couch Grass, Agropyron repens (L.), Gramineae
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.
- 2AGROPYRON REPENS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AGROPYRON REPENS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AGROPYRON%20REPENS%20ROOT%20EXTRACT