Database/Skin Conditioning/Cladonia Rangiferina Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Cladonia Rangiferina Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of reindeer lichen; entirely natural-origin biomass.

INCI nameCladonia Rangiferina Extract
CAS92346-91-3
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the whole reindeer lichen (Cladonia rangiferina)…

How we scored it

Extract of whole lichen; natural biological material.
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 whole reindeer lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) via solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

An extract from reindeer lichen, a moss-like organism, used to condition skin. It is produced by extracting compounds from the whole lichen.

CosIng definition: Cladonia Rangiferina Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Cladonia rangiferina, Cladoniaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2CLADONIA RANGIFERINA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CLADONIA RANGIFERINA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CLADONIA%20RANGIFERINA%20EXTRACT