How we scored it
Root/rhizome extract; botanical extracts are 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
Extracted from the roots and rhizomes of Ligusticum sinense. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A root extract from Ligusticum sinense, a plant used in traditional herbal preparations, included here as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is made by extracting the roots and rhizomes.
CosIng definition: Ligusticum Sinense Root Extract is an extract obtained from the roots and rhizomes of Ligusticum sinense, Apiaceae
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.
- 2LIGUSTICUM SINENSE ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LIGUSTICUM SINENSE ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LIGUSTICUM%20SINENSE%20ROOT%20EXTRACT