How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; all mass traces to Epimedium koreanum; 1.0 by this site's convention for botanical extracts.
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 whole plant of Epimedium koreanum (Berberidaceae). No petrochemical feedstock is used.
In plain English
An extract of the Epimedium koreanum plant, used in formulas for its antimicrobial properties.
CosIng definition: Epimedium Koreanum Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Epimedium koreanum, Berberidaceae
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.
- 2EPIMEDIUM KOREANUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EPIMEDIUM KOREANUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EPIMEDIUM%20KOREANUM%20EXTRACT