How we scored it
Whole-root botanical extract; all mass plant-derived by this site's convention → 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
Produced by solvent or aqueous extraction of Gentiana lutea roots. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract from the root of the gentian plant. It is used to add fragrance and condition the skin in cosmetic formulas.
CosIng definition: Gentiana Lutea Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Gentiana lutea.
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 ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GENTIANA LUTEA 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%20ROOT%20EXTRACT