Database/Emollient/Gentiana Macrophylla Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Gentiana Macrophylla Root Extract natural?

Yes. Whole extract is plant root material with no petrochemical processing.

INCI nameGentiana Macrophylla Root Extract
FunctionEmollient · Humectant
FeedstockExtracted from the roots of Gentiana macrophylla. No…

How we scored it

Botanical root extract, 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

Extracted from the roots of Gentiana macrophylla. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

An extract of the roots of a gentian plant, used in skincare to condition skin and help it hold moisture.

CosIng definition: Gentiana Macrophylla Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Gentiana macrophylla.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2GENTIANA MACROPHYLLA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3GENTIANA MACROPHYLLA 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%20MACROPHYLLA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT