Database/Skin Conditioning/Cyperus Rotundus Root Powder
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Cyperus Rotundus Root Powder natural?

Yes. Ground root of nutgrass, Cyperus rotundus; entirely plant-derived with no petrochemical fragment.

INCI nameCyperus Rotundus Root Powder
CAS85085-54-7
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by drying and grinding the roots of…

How we scored it

Dried, ground plant powder; per this site's convention botanical powders score 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

Made by drying and grinding the roots of nutgrass, Cyperus rotundus. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical powder.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning powder made by drying and grinding the roots of nutgrass, Cyperus rotundus, a common sedge plant. Used as a mild botanical additive in cosmetic formulas.

CosIng definition: Cyperus Rotundus Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of the Nutgran, Cyperus rotundus L., Cyperaceae

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. 2CYPERUS ROTUNDUS ROOT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CYPERUS ROTUNDUS ROOT POWDER. 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%20POWDER