Database/Emollient/Polygonum Aviculare Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Polygonum Aviculare Extract natural?

Yes. Whole extract traces to knotweed herb material; no petrochemical processing aids remain in the final ingredient.

INCI namePolygonum Aviculare Extract
CAS84604-04-6
FunctionEmollient
FeedstockExtracted from the herb of Polygonum aviculare (knotweed)…

How we scored it

Botanical herb 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 herb of Polygonum aviculare (knotweed) using solvent or aqueous extraction. No alternative synthetic route is used commercially.

In plain English

An emollient ingredient extracted from the herb knotweed, a common wild plant, used to help soften and condition skin.

CosIng definition: Polygonum Aviculare Extract is an extract of the herb of the Knotweed, Polygonum aviculare L., Polygonaceae

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. 2POLYGONUM AVICULARE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3POLYGONUM AVICULARE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYGONUM%20AVICULARE%20EXTRACT