How we scored it
Extract of the whole Phyllostachys bambusoides (bamboo) plant; wholly plant-derived. 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
Obtained by extracting the whole bamboo plant (Phyllostachys bambusoides), typically with water. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from the whole bamboo plant, used to condition skin. It is made by extracting the entire plant, typically with water.
CosIng definition: Phyllostachys Bambusoides Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Phyllostachys bambusoides, Poaceae.
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.
- 2PHYLLOSTACHYS BAMBUSOIDES EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PHYLLOSTACHYS BAMBUSOIDES EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHYLLOSTACHYS%20BAMBUSOIDES%20EXTRACT