How we scored it
Extract of Chinese yam root; single botanical extract, no synthetic fragments → 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
Extracted from Dioscorea batatas (Chinese yam) roots using conventional extraction. Single natural route.
In plain English
An extract from Chinese yam root. Used to help condition skin. Made directly from the plant root, with no synthetic chemistry involved.
CosIng definition: Dioscorea Batatas Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Dioscorea batatas, Dioscoreaceae
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.
- 2DIOSCOREA BATATAS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3DIOSCOREA BATATAS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIOSCOREA%20BATATAS%20ROOT%20EXTRACT