How we scored it
Extract of Aralia cordata plant; botanical extract scored 1.0 per this site's 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
Extracted from the Aralia cordata plant (related to udo/spikenard). Single extraction route.
In plain English
A plant extract from Aralia cordata, used to condition skin. Made by extracting the plant directly, with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Aralia Cordata Extract is an extract of Aralia cordata, Araliaceae
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.
- 2ARALIA CORDATA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARALIA CORDATA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARALIA%20CORDATA%20EXTRACT