How we scored it
Plant root extract; botanical extracts = 1.0 by this site's 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
Extracted from the roots of Iris versicolor (blue flag iris). No alternative route.
In plain English
An extract from the roots of the blue flag iris flower, used to help condition skin.
CosIng definition: Iris Versicolor Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Iris versicolor
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.
- 2IRIS VERSICOLOR ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3IRIS VERSICOLOR ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=IRIS%20VERSICOLOR%20ROOT%20EXTRACT