How we scored it
Juice expressed directly from sugar beet root; no synthetic fragments — 100% plant-derived by definition (botanical juice rule).
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 mechanically pressing/expressing juice from fresh sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) roots. No alternative synthetic route exists for this ingredient.
In plain English
Beta Vulgaris Root Juice is juice pressed from sugar beet roots, used in skincare to help condition and hydrate the skin.
CosIng definition: Beta Vulgaris Root Juice is the juice expressed from the roots of the Sugar Beet, Beta vulgaris L., Chenopodiaceae
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.
- 2BETA VULGARIS ROOT JUICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BETA VULGARIS ROOT JUICE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BETA%20VULGARIS%20ROOT%20JUICE