Database/Oxidising/Ipomoea Batatas Root Powder
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Ipomoea Batatas Root Powder natural?

Yes. Entire ingredient is mechanically dried and ground sweet potato root with no synthetic processing.

INCI nameIpomoea Batatas Root Powder
FunctionOxidising · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by drying and grinding the roots of…

How we scored it

Whole dried, ground root powder, no chemical modification; botanical powders are 1.0 by convention.
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

Produced by drying and grinding the roots of the sweet potato plant, Ipomoea batatas. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A fine powder made from dried, ground sweet potato roots. Used in skincare for texture and skin-conditioning; made by simply drying and grinding the root, with no chemical processing.

CosIng definition: Ipomoea Batatas Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of Ipomoea batatas.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2IPOMOEA BATATAS ROOT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3IPOMOEA BATATAS ROOT POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=IPOMOEA%20BATATAS%20ROOT%20POWDER