How we scored it
Extract of ginseng leaves and stems: botanical extract, all atoms natural origin (n = 1) -> 1.00.
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
Leaves and stems of cultivated ginseng, mainly grown in Korea and China, are extracted with water or a solvent. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from the leaves and stems of ginseng, used to condition the skin. It is taken from the plant by extraction, with no chemical synthesis.
CosIng definition: Panax Ginseng Leaf/Stem Extract is the extract of the leaves and stems of the Ginseng, Panax ginseng, Araliaceae
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.
- 2PANAX GINSENG LEAF/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PANAX GINSENG LEAF/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PANAX%20GINSENG%20LEAF/STEM%20EXTRACT