How we scored it
Extract of Fomes fomentarius bracket fungus; natural fungal extraction = 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 the fruiting body of Fomes fomentarius, a bracket fungus that grows on tree bark. As fungal biomass it is treated as natural origin.
In plain English
An extract from a bracket fungus that grows on tree trunks. Used in skincare for conditioning. Obtained by extracting the fungus itself.
CosIng definition: Fomes Fomentarius Extract is the extract of the fungus, Fomes fomentarius, Polyporaceae .
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.
- 2FOMES FOMENTARIUS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3FOMES FOMENTARIUS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=FOMES%20FOMENTARIUS%20EXTRACT