How we scored it
Botanical root extract (maca); assign extracts = 1.0.
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 compounds from dried maca root using standard solvent or aqueous extraction. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of maca root, a Peruvian plant, used to condition skin. Made by extracting compounds directly from the dried root.
CosIng definition: Lepidium Meyenii Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Lepidium meyenii, Brassicaceae
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.
- 2LEPIDIUM MEYENII ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LEPIDIUM MEYENII ROOT 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%20ROOT%20EXTRACT