How we scored it
Extract of fungal mycelium; microbial/fungal material category → 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
Extracted from cultivated mycelium of the Cordyceps sinensis fungus. No synthetic alternative is used commercially.
In plain English
An extract from cultivated Cordyceps fungus mycelium, long used in traditional tonics. In skincare it is used as a conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Cordyceps Sinensis Mycelium Extract is the extract of the mycelium of the fungus, Cordyceps sinensis, which may include a larva of the family Hepialidae or Bombycidae as a host to the fungus. The accepted scientific name for Cordyceps sinensis is Ophiocordyceps sinensis.
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 SINENSIS MYCELIUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CORDYCEPS SINENSIS MYCELIUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CORDYCEPS%20SINENSIS%20MYCELIUM%20EXTRACT