How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; all fragments natural per instructions.
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 Hoodia gordonii succulent plant. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from the whole Hoodia gordonii plant, a succulent native to southern Africa.
CosIng definition: Hoodia Gordonii Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Hoodia gordonii, Apocynaceae
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.
- 2HOODIA GORDONII EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HOODIA GORDONII EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HOODIA%20GORDONII%20EXTRACT