How we scored it
Direct extract of Chinese wolfberry root bark; whole botanical extract; this site's convention = 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
Feedstock is the root bark of the Chinese wolfberry (goji) plant, extracted with water or solvent. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from the root bark of the Chinese wolfberry plant, used to help condition skin.
CosIng definition: Lycium Chinense Root Extract is an extract of the root bark of the Chinese Lycium Chinense, Solanaceae
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.
- 2LYCIUM CHINENSE ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LYCIUM CHINENSE ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LYCIUM%20CHINENSE%20ROOT%20EXTRACT