How we scored it
Extract of whole licorice plant; botanical extract = 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 whole licorice plant (Glycyrrhiza uralensis). No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from the licorice plant. Used in cosmetics as an emollient and skin conditioner. Comes directly from the whole plant.
CosIng definition: Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, 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 URALENSIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLYCYRRHIZA%20URALENSIS%20EXTRACT