How we scored it
Dried plant material: all mass is turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizome constituents, n=1; no reagents or solvents involved. 100% / 100% = 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
Dominant route is harvesting, cleaning and drying turmeric roots (rhizomes), grown mainly in India. No commercially significant non-plant route exists.
In plain English
Dried turmeric root (rhizome), used in skin-care products to condition the skin. It is plant material that has simply been dried, without chemical change. Turmeric is a ginger-family plant grown in South and Southeast Asia.
CosIng definition: Curcuma Longa Root is the plant material obtained from the dried roots 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. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CURCUMA LONGA ROOT. 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