How we scored it
Whole-rhizome plant extract; no synthetic mass retained after extraction → 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
Produced by water or solvent extraction of Atractylodes japonica rhizomes. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from the rhizome of Atractylodes japonica, a herb used in East Asian herbal traditions. Added to skincare for its conditioning effect on skin.
CosIng definition: Atractylodes Japonica Rhizome Extract is the extract of the rhizomes of Atractylodes japonica, Asteraceae.
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.
- 2ATRACTYLODES JAPONICA RHIZOME EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ATRACTYLODES JAPONICA RHIZOME EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ATRACTYLODES%20JAPONICA%20RHIZOME%20EXTRACT