Database/Hair Conditioning/Angelica Gigas Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Angelica Gigas Root Extract natural?

Yes. Extracts of plant material are counted as fully natural origin per this site's convention regardless of extraction solvent.

INCI nameAngelica Gigas Root Extract
FunctionHair Conditioning · Hair Waving Or Straightening
FeedstockObtained by extracting the dried root of Angelica…

How we scored it

Whole botanical root extract; entire extracted mass is 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

Obtained by extracting the dried root of Angelica gigas, an Apiaceae herb, typically with water or a water/alcohol mixture. Used in hair and skin conditioning products.

In plain English

An extract of Angelica gigas root, an Asian herb, used to condition hair and skin. Made by extracting the dried root with water or a water-alcohol mix.

CosIng definition: Angelica Gigas Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Angelica gigas, Apiaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2ANGELICA GIGAS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ANGELICA GIGAS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANGELICA%20GIGAS%20ROOT%20EXTRACT