How we scored it
Fungal extract; whole biological material, no synthetic fragment.
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 extracting cultivated shiitake mushrooms. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from shiitake mushrooms used for skin conditioning. Obtained from cultivated shiitake mushroom fruiting bodies.
CosIng definition: Lentinus Edodes Extract is an extract of the Shiitake Mushroom, Lentinus edodes
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.
- 2LENTINUS EDODES EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LENTINUS EDODES EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LENTINUS%20EDODES%20EXTRACT