How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; botanical extracts are 1.0 by rule.
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 whole water-pepper plant (Polygonum hydropiper), typically via water or hydro-alcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
A plant extract from water pepper used as a humectant to help skin retain moisture, made by extracting the whole plant with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Polygonum Hydropiper Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Polygonum hydropiper L., Polygonaceae
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.
- 2POLYGONUM HYDROPIPER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POLYGONUM HYDROPIPER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYGONUM%20HYDROPIPER%20EXTRACT