Database/Skin Conditioning/Dryopteris Filix-Mas Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Dryopteris Filix-Mas Root Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of male fern roots is entirely plant-derived with no petrochemical fragment.

INCI nameDryopteris Filix-Mas Root Extract
CAS84650-05-5
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the roots (rhizomes) of male fern…

How we scored it

Botanical root extract, whole plant material. 1.0 by category 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 roots (rhizomes) of male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas), typically with water or ethanol. No synthetic route.

In plain English

A fern root extract used to condition skin. It's extracted from the rhizomes of male fern, a woodland fern.

CosIng definition: Dryopteris Filix-Mas Root Extract is the extract of the roots of the Male Fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, Polypodiaceae

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