How we scored it
Root and rhizome extract: bitter secoiridoids (gentiopicroside), xanthones and sugars are plant-derived; solvent leaves no mass. Natural mass fraction 1/1 = 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 the roots and rhizomes of yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), extracted with water, ethanol or a cosmetic glycol. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient. It is a plant extract made from the rhizomes (underground stems) and roots of yellow gentian, a tall mountain herb of Europe, extracted in a solvent.
CosIng definition: Gentiana Lutea Rhizome/Root Extract is the extract of the rhizomes and roots of Gentiana lutea L., Gentianaceae
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.
- 2GENTIANA LUTEA RHIZOME/ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GENTIANA LUTEA RHIZOME/ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GENTIANA%20LUTEA%20RHIZOME/ROOT%20EXTRACT