How we scored it
Botanical rhizome extract; plant-origin compounds only → 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 rhizomes (underground stems) of the common reed (Phragmites australis, syn. P. communis) using water or hydro-alcoholic solvents. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An antioxidant extract from common reed rhizomes, used in skincare formulas. Made by extracting the underground stems with water or a water-alcohol solvent.
CosIng definition: Phragmites Communis Rhizome Extract is the extract of the rhizomes of Phragmites communis. The accepted scientific name for Phragmites communis is Phragmites australis.
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.
- 2PHRAGMITES COMMUNIS RHIZOME EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PHRAGMITES COMMUNIS RHIZOME EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHRAGMITES%20COMMUNIS%20RHIZOME%20EXTRACT