How we scored it
Whole-mushroom solvent/water extract; botanical (fungal) 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 maitake mushroom, Grifola frondosa, typically by water or hydroalcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of maitake mushroom, used in skincare to help condition and moisturize the skin.
CosIng definition: Grifola Frondosa Extract is an extract of the whole Mushroom, Grifola Frondosa, Polyporaceae
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.
- 2GRIFOLA FRONDOSA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GRIFOLA FRONDOSA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GRIFOLA%20FRONDOSA%20EXTRACT