How we scored it
Whole turmeric rhizome extract; no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts are 1.0 by rule.
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 solvent extraction of dried turmeric rhizomes, a widely cultivated spice crop. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of turmeric rhizomes used mainly for fragrance in cosmetics. Turmeric is a rhizomatous plant from the ginger family, grown across South Asia.
CosIng definition: Curcuma Longa Root Extract is an extract of the rhizomes of the Turmeric, Curcuma longa L., Zingiberaceae
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.
- 2CURCUMA LONGA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CURCUMA LONGA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CURCUMA%20LONGA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT