How we scored it
Whole milled root (n = 1): fibre, quinones, phenolics and sugars all plant-derived; no synthetic fragment. 1.0 / 1.0 = 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
Dominant feedstock is wild-harvested or cultivated Embelia ribes root, cleaned, dried and ground. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.
In plain English
Dried, finely ground roots of Embelia ribes (false black pepper), used to condition skin. It is simply the milled root, so all of its content is unchanged plant material.
CosIng definition: Embelia Ribes Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of Embelia ribes, Myrsinaceae
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.
- 2EMBELIA RIBES ROOT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EMBELIA RIBES ROOT POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EMBELIA%20RIBES%20ROOT%20POWDER