Database/Skin Conditioning/Nymphaea Alba Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Nymphaea Alba Root Extract natural?

Yes. Extracted directly from Nymphaea alba (white water lily) roots; no petrochemical fragments.

INCI nameNymphaea Alba Root Extract
CAS84696-27-5
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the roots of the white water…

How we scored it

100% root extract (white water lily). 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 roots of the white water lily (Nymphaea alba), typically by aqueous or hydro-alcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

A root extract from the white water lily, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetic products.

CosIng definition: Nymphaea Alba Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Water Lily, Nymphaea alba L., 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. 2NYMPHAEA ALBA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3NYMPHAEA ALBA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NYMPHAEA%20ALBA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT