How we scored it
Botanical root extract; this site's convention botanical extracts = 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
Coptis Chinensis Root Extract is obtained by extracting the roots of the Coptis chinensis (goldthread) plant. It remains unmodified plant material.
In plain English
An extract from the root of the goldthread plant, valued as an antioxidant in skincare. It comes directly from the plant with no chemical alteration.
CosIng definition: Coptis Chinensis Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Coptis chinensis, 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.
- 2COPTIS CHINENSIS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COPTIS CHINENSIS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COPTIS%20CHINENSIS%20ROOT%20EXTRACT