How we scored it
Botanical root/tuber extract; wholly plant-derived mass. 1.00.
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 tubers of nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus) using water or hydro-alcoholic solvents. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from nutgrass tubers, used to condition skin. It is produced by extracting the dried tubers with water or an alcohol-water mixture.
CosIng definition: Cyperus Rotundus Root Extract is an extract of the tubers of the Nutgran, Cyperus rotundus L., Cyperaceae
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.
- 2CYPERUS ROTUNDUS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CYPERUS ROTUNDUS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CYPERUS%20ROTUNDUS%20ROOT%20EXTRACT