How we scored it
100% dried, ground fungal powder. 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
Made by drying and grinding the whole Cordyceps sinensis organism, an entomopathogenic fungus traditionally called a 'caterpillar fungus', despite CosIng listing it as a plant. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A powder made by drying and grinding cordyceps, a fungus traditionally used in East Asian preparations. Used as a skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetics.
CosIng definition: Cordyceps Sinensis Powder is the dried, ground powder obtained from the whole plant Cordyceps 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 POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CORDYCEPS SINENSIS POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CORDYCEPS%20SINENSIS%20POWDER