How we scored it
Root extract, botanical extract convention = 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
Atractylodes Japonica Root Extract is produced by extracting the roots of Atractylodes japonica. There is no synthetic alternative; it is always plant-derived.
In plain English
A root extract from Atractylodes japonica, a plant used in traditional medicine, applied here to condition skin. It comes directly from the plant root rather than being made synthetically.
CosIng definition: Atractylodes Japonica Root Extract is the extract of the roots 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 ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ATRACTYLODES JAPONICA ROOT 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%20ROOT%20EXTRACT