How we scored it
Whole fungal extract; this site's method assigns botanical/fungal extracts 1.0, no petrochemical fragment.
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
Obtained by extracting the fruiting body of the turkey tail mushroom (Coriolus versicolor), typically with water or a hydro-glycolic solvent. No petrochemical alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract from the fruiting body of turkey tail mushroom, used in skincare to help bind moisture to the skin.
CosIng definition: Coriolus Versicolor Extract is the extract of the fruiting body of the mushroom, Coriolus versicolor
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.
- 2CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CORIOLUS%20VERSICOLOR%20EXTRACT