How we scored it
Root extract: all counted mass is Helianthus tuberosus metabolites (n=1, including inulin and phenolics); solvents ignored. 100% / 100% = 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 solvent extraction (usually water, glycerin or glycol) of Jerusalem artichoke roots (tubers). No commercially significant non-plant route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the roots (tubers) of Jerusalem artichoke, a sunflower-family plant, used in skin-care products to condition the skin. It is made by extracting the plant material and comes entirely from the plant.
CosIng definition: Helianthus Tuberosus Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Helianthus tuberosus L., Compositae
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.
- 2HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HELIANTHUS%20TUBEROSUS%20ROOT%20EXTRACT