How we scored it
Whole root extract — this site's convention: botanical extracts = 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
Obtained by extracting the roots of Berberis aristata (Indian barberry), a plant used in traditional medicine. No petrochemical route exists.
In plain English
An extract from the root of Indian barberry, a plant used in traditional medicine. Used in skincare to help condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Berberis Aristata Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Berberis aristata, Berberidaceae
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.
- 2BERBERIS ARISTATA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BERBERIS ARISTATA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BERBERIS%20ARISTATA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT