How we scored it
Botanical root 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
Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract is produced by extracting the roots of the red spiderling plant. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A root extract from punarnava, a traditional Ayurvedic plant, used to help protect the skin.
CosIng definition: Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract is the extract of the roots obtained from the Red spiderling, Boerhavia diffusa L., Nyctaginaceae
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.
- 2BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BOERHAVIA%20DIFFUSA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT