How we scored it
Extract of rice grain; a botanical extract → 1.0 by this site's convention.
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 grains of rice, Oryza sativa. No synthetic route; sourced directly from the harvested crop.
In plain English
An extract of rice grains, used in scrubs and skin/hair conditioning products for its mild abrasive and soothing properties. Comes straight from the rice plant.
CosIng definition: Oryza Sativa Extract is an extract of the grains of the Rice, Oryza sativa L., Poaceae
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.
- 2ORYZA SATIVA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ORYZA SATIVA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ORYZA%20SATIVA%20EXTRACT