How we scored it
Botanical root extract; this site's convention botanical extracts = 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 Pfaffia paniculata (Suma, Brazilian ginseng) using solvent or aqueous extraction. No alternative synthetic route is used commercially.
In plain English
A soothing skincare ingredient extracted from the root of Suma, a South American plant also known as Brazilian ginseng.
CosIng definition: Pfaffia Paniculata Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Suma, Pfaffia paniculata, Amaranthaceae
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.
- 2PFAFFIA PANICULATA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PFAFFIA PANICULATA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PFAFFIA%20PANICULATA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT