How we scored it
Botanical extract of licorice roots and rhizomes: whole substance plant-derived; solvents leave no mass. 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
Dominant route is water, glycerin or alcohol extraction of harvested licorice roots, then filtration and concentration. No common alternative route.
In plain English
A licorice root extract used mainly as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It contains plant compounds such as glycyrrhizin and licorice flavonoids and is made by extracting the roots and rhizomes with water, glycerin or alcohol.
CosIng definition: Glycyrrhiza Glabra Rhizome/Root Extract is the extract of the roots and rhizomes of the Licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Fabaceae
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.
- 2GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA RHIZOME/ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA 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=GLYCYRRHIZA%20GLABRA%20RHIZOME/ROOT%20EXTRACT