How we scored it
Whole-extract ingredient; all mass traceable to the fungal spore material extracted, no chemical modification.
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
Obtained by extracting reishi mushroom spores, typically with water or a water-solvent mixture. No alternative synthetic route is used.
In plain English
An extract made from reishi mushroom spores, added to skincare to help condition skin. It comes straight from the mushroom with no synthetic ingredients involved.
CosIng definition: Ganoderma Lucidum Spore Extract is the extract of the spores of the mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum
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.
- 2GANODERMA LUCIDUM SPORE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GANODERMA LUCIDUM SPORE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GANODERMA%20LUCIDUM%20SPORE%20EXTRACT