How we scored it
Dried, ground root powder; unprocessed natural material = 1.0.
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
Made by drying and grinding Amorphophallus konjac roots, mainly grown in China and Southeast Asia. No synthetic alternative route is used commercially.
In plain English
A gentle abrasive powder made from dried, ground konjac root. It comes from the root of the konjac plant, grown mainly in China and Southeast Asia.
CosIng definition: Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, gound roots of Amorphophallus konjac, Araceae
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.
- 2AMORPHOPHALLUS KONJAC ROOT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AMORPHOPHALLUS KONJAC ROOT POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AMORPHOPHALLUS%20KONJAC%20ROOT%20POWDER