How we scored it
Root extract (tongkat ali); natural botanical extract.
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 of Eurycoma longifolia, typically by water or alcohol extraction.
In plain English
An extract from tongkat ali root, used to condition and protect skin. It's taken from the root of a Southeast Asian tree.
CosIng definition: Eurycoma Longifolia Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Eurycoma longifolia, Simaroubaceae
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.
- 2EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EURYCOMA%20LONGIFOLIA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT