Database/Skin Conditioning/Gentiana Scabra Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Gentiana Scabra Root Extract natural?

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

INCI nameGentiana Scabra Root Extract
CAS95193-52-5
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the roots of Gentiana scabra (Japanese…

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 scabra (Japanese gentian). No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

An extract of the roots of the Japanese gentian plant, used in skincare as a skin-conditioning ingredient.

CosIng definition: Gentiana Scabra Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Gentian, Gentiana scabra, Gentianaceae

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