Database/Emollient/Nardostachys Jatamansi Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Nardostachys Jatamansi Extract natural?

Yes. All constituents come from the whole spikenard plant, a botanical feedstock, so every atom is natural origin.

INCI nameNardostachys Jatamansi Extract
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant feedstock is the whole plant of Nardostachys…

How we scored it

Spikenard whole-plant extract: every constituent is plant-derived (n=1); extraction solvent leaves no mass. 1.0 x 100% = 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

Dominant feedstock is the whole plant of Nardostachys jatamansi extracted with water or water-alcohol. No alternative route exists; any carrier solvent is declared as its own ingredient.

In plain English

An extract of the whole spikenard plant (Nardostachys jatamansi), a Himalayan herb, made by soaking it in a solvent. It is listed as an emollient and skin-conditioning ingredient. It comes entirely from the plant.

CosIng definition: Nardostachys Jatamansi Extract is the extract of the whole plant Nardostachys jatamansi, Caprifoliaceae.

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