Database/Skin Conditioning/Cuscuta Japonica Seed Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Cuscuta Japonica Seed Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of Japanese dodder seeds; entirely plant-derived with no petrochemical processing.

INCI nameCuscuta Japonica Seed Extract
CAS89998-10-7
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the seeds of Japanese dodder (Cuscuta…

How we scored it

Seed extract, no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts = 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

Extracted from the seeds of Japanese dodder (Cuscuta japonica) using water or a water-alcohol solvent. No synthetic alternative is used.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning extract from Japanese dodder seeds, a parasitic vine used in traditional herbal preparations. It is made by extracting the seeds with water or a similar solvent.

CosIng definition: Cuscuta Japonica Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Cuscuta japonica, Cuscutaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2CUSCUTA JAPONICA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CUSCUTA JAPONICA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CUSCUTA%20JAPONICA%20SEED%20EXTRACT