How we scored it
Whole-plant root extract; every atom traces to Black Cohosh root material. 1.0 by this site's convention for botanical extracts.
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
Produced by extracting the roots of Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa, Ranunculaceae) with water or a water-alcohol mix. No petrochemical route exists for a plant extract.
In plain English
An extract of black cohosh root, a plant long used in herbal remedies. In cosmetics it conditions and moisturises skin and provides antioxidant, antimicrobial properties.
CosIng definition: Cimicifuga Racemosa Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Black Cohosh, Cimicifuga racemosa, 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 RACEMOSA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA 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%20RACEMOSA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT