How we scored it
Botanical root extract = 1.0 by convention.
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 roots of Cimicifuga dahurica, a bugbane species, using water or solvent. No synthetic feedstock involved.
In plain English
A plant extract from the root of a bugbane species, used in cosmetics as an antioxidant. Made by extracting compounds directly from the dried root.
CosIng definition: Cimicifuga Dahurica Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Cimicifuga dahurica, Ranunculaceae
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.
- 2CIMICIFUGA DAHURICA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CIMICIFUGA DAHURICA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CIMICIFUGA%20DAHURICA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT