Database/Skin Conditioning/Arctium Majus Root Water
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Arctium Majus Root Water natural?

Yes. A hydrosol of water and trace volatile compounds distilled from burdock roots, so all of its mass is water or plant-derived.

INCI nameArctium Majus Root Water
CAS84649-87-6
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockRoots of burdock (Arctium majus) are steam-distilled and…

How we scored it

Steam distillate of burdock roots: water (1) plus trace plant volatiles (1). 1.0 / 1.0 = 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

Roots of burdock (Arctium majus) are steam-distilled and the aqueous distillate (hydrosol) is collected. No commercially significant alternative route.

In plain English

A water-based distillate collected when the roots of burdock, Arctium majus, are steamed. It is mostly water carrying trace plant compounds and is used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.

CosIng definition: Arctium Majus Root Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the roots of the burdock, Arctium majus, Compositae

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