How we scored it
Whole-mushroom extract; botanical/fungal extract = 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 wood ear mushroom, Auricularia auricula-judae, typically by water or solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of wood ear mushroom, used in skincare products to help condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Auricularia Auricula-Judae Extract is the extract of the mushroom, Auricularia auricula-judae, Auriculariaceae.
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.
- 2AURICULARIA AURICULA-JUDAE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3AURICULARIA AURICULA-JUDAE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AURICULARIA%20AURICULA-JUDAE%20EXTRACT