How we scored it
Botanical extract of Cnidium officinale rhizome; this site's convention botanical extracts = 1.00
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 rhizomes of Cnidium officinale (Apiaceae), a plant used in traditional East Asian herbal preparations, typically by water or solvent extraction of the dried rhizome.
In plain English
A plant extract from the rhizome (underground stem) of Cnidium officinale, a herb used in traditional East Asian preparations. Used in skincare as a conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Cnidium Officinale Rhizome Extract is the extract of the rhizomes of Cnidium officinale, Apiaceae
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.
- 2CNIDIUM OFFICINALE RHIZOME EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CNIDIUM OFFICINALE RHIZOME EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CNIDIUM%20OFFICINALE%20RHIZOME%20EXTRACT