Database/Antioxidant/Nelumbo Nucifera Stem Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Nelumbo Nucifera Stem Extract natural?

Yes. Extracted from Nelumbo nucifera stems; entirely plant-derived material.

INCI nameNelumbo Nucifera Stem Extract
CAS85085-51-4
FunctionAntioxidant · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockFeedstock is lotus plant stems, extracted with water…

How we scored it

Direct extract of lotus stems; 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 lotus plant stems, extracted with water or solvent. No synthetic route exists for this material.

In plain English

An extract from lotus plant stems, used in cosmetics as an antioxidant and skin conditioner.

CosIng definition: Nelumbo Nucifera Stem Extract is the extract of the stems of Nelumbo nucifera, Nymphaeaceae

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