How we scored it
Root extract, botanical extract 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
Nardostachys Jatamansi Root Extract is produced by extracting the roots of the spikenard plant. There is no synthetic alternative; it is always plant-derived.
In plain English
A root extract from the spikenard plant, used to condition skin. It is obtained directly from the plant root rather than manufactured synthetically.
CosIng definition: Nardostachys Jatamansi Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Nardostachys jatamansi.
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.
- 2NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI ROOT 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%20ROOT%20EXTRACT