How we scored it
Botanical root extract; this site's convention 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
Extracted from the dried roots of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, a traditional medicinal plant. Water or hydro-alcoholic extraction is standard.
In plain English
An extract from the root of a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine, added to skincare to condition skin. It's made by extracting the dried root.
CosIng definition: Anemarrhena Asphodeloides Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Liliaceae
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.
- 2ANEMARRHENA ASPHODELOIDES ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ANEMARRHENA ASPHODELOIDES ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANEMARRHENA%20ASPHODELOIDES%20ROOT%20EXTRACT