How we scored it
Botanical root extract; this site's convention values botanical extracts at 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
Extracted from the roots of Atractylodes macrocephala using water or water/solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from Atractylodes macrocephala root, a plant used in traditional herbal preparations, added to help condition skin.
CosIng definition: Atractylodes Macrocephala Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Actractylodes macrocephala, 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 MACROCEPHALA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ATRACTYLODES MACROCEPHALA 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%20MACROCEPHALA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT