Database/Skin Conditioning/Phragmites Communis Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Phragmites Communis Root Extract natural?

Yes. Extracted directly from Phragmites communis (Phragmites australis) roots; no petrochemical fragments.

INCI namePhragmites Communis Root Extract
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the roots of the common reed…

How we scored it

100% root extract (common reed). 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 the common reed (Phragmites communis, now classified as Phragmites australis), typically by aqueous extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

A root extract from the common reed plant, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetic formulations.

CosIng definition: Phragmites Communis Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Phragmites communis (The accepted scientific name for Phragmites communis is Phragmites australis).

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2PHRAGMITES COMMUNIS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PHRAGMITES COMMUNIS ROOT 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%20ROOT%20EXTRACT