Database/Skin Conditioning/Arctium Lappa Root Powder
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Arctium Lappa Root Powder natural?

Yes. Ground root is plant tissue only, so every fragment is plant-derived.

INCI nameArctium Lappa Root Powder
CAS84012-13-5
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant route is washing, drying and milling the…

How we scored it

Dried, ground burdock root: whole plant tissue (inulin, cellulose, lignans), all plant-derived. 1.00 x 100% = 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

Dominant route is washing, drying and milling the roots of burdock (Arctium lappa). No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

Ground, dried root of burdock. It is listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is simply the root, harvested, dried and milled into a powder.

CosIng definition: Arctium Lappa Root Powder is the powder derived from the ground roots of the Burdock, Arctium lappa L., Asteraceae

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