How we scored it
Whole-plant extract (American ginseng); natural botanical extract.
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 whole American ginseng plant, typically by water or alcohol extraction.
In plain English
An extract from American ginseng, used as an antioxidant and skin conditioner. It comes from the whole ginseng plant.
CosIng definition: Panax Quinquefolius Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Panax quinquefolius, 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 QUINQUEFOLIUS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PANAX%20QUINQUEFOLIUS%20EXTRACT