How we scored it
100% fungal extract; microbial/fungal source counts as natural. 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 fruiting bodies of the chanterelle mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius), typically by aqueous or solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract made from chanterelle mushrooms, a wild edible fungus. Used in skincare as a skin-conditioning ingredient, valued for the natural compounds mushrooms contain.
CosIng definition: Cantharellus Cibarius Extract is the extract of the fungus, Cantharellus cibarius. Monograph development in progress, Cantharellaceae.
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.
- 2CANTHARELLUS CIBARIUS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CANTHARELLUS CIBARIUS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CANTHARELLUS%20CIBARIUS%20EXTRACT