How we scored it
Whole extract of Cordyceps militaris fungal biomass; this site's convention sets fermentation/fungal extracts to 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
Produced by cultivating Cordyceps militaris and extracting the fungal biomass with water or an alcohol solvent. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract from the Cordyceps militaris fungus. It is produced by cultivating the fungus and extracting its biomass with a suitable solvent.
CosIng definition: Cordyceps Militaris Extract is the extract of the fungus, Cordyceps militaris, Fabaceae.
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.
- 2CORDYCEPS MILITARIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CORDYCEPS MILITARIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CORDYCEPS%20MILITARIS%20EXTRACT