Database/Skin Conditioning/Lepidium Meyenii Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Lepidium Meyenii Extract natural?

Yes. The extract contains only metabolites of the maca plant (Lepidium meyenii), such as glucosinolates, sterols and carbohydrates, so every fragment is plant-derived.

INCI nameLepidium Meyenii Extract
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant route is solvent extraction of maca, an…

How we scored it

Botanical extract of maca (whole plant): every constituent is plant-derived; extraction solvent leaves no mass. 1.00 x 100% = 1.00.
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 of maca, an Andean root crop. No commercially significant synthetic alternative exists for the extract.

In plain English

A plant extract from maca, a root crop of the Peruvian Andes. It is listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is made by extracting the plant material with water, alcohol or a glycol.

CosIng definition: Lepidium Meyenii Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Lepidium meyenii, Brassicaceae.

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