Database/Skin Conditioning/Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Extract natural?

Yes. A plant root extract with no synthetic modification.

INCI nameLithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Extract
CAS223749-76-6
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the dried roots of Lithospermum erythrorhizon…

How we scored it

Root extract of gromwell; botanical extract → 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 dried roots of Lithospermum erythrorhizon (gromwell). No synthetic route.

In plain English

An extract from gromwell plant roots, traditionally used in East Asian skincare for skin conditioning.

CosIng definition: Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Extract is an extract of the dried roots of Lithospermum erythrorhizon, Boraginaceae

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