How we scored it
Ground plant root: 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
Licorice roots are dried and ground to a powder. No alternative route exists.
In plain English
Dried, ground root of licorice, used in skin and hair products as a conditioning plant ingredient. It contains the sweet saponin glycyrrhizin and flavonoids. It is simply the milled root.
CosIng definition: Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root is the roots of the Licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Leguminosae
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 ROOT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA ROOT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLYCYRRHIZA%20GLABRA%20ROOT