Database/Skin Conditioning/Polypodium Vulgare Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Polypodium Vulgare Root Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of fern rhizome is entirely plant-derived with no petrochemical fragment.

INCI namePolypodium Vulgare Root Extract
CAS84929-44-2
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the roots (rhizomes) of the common…

How we scored it

Botanical root extract, whole plant material. 1.0 by category 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 roots (rhizomes) of the common polypody fern using a solvent such as water or glycol. No synthetic alternative route.

In plain English

A fern root extract used to help condition skin. It comes from the rhizomes of the polypody fern, extracted with water or a similar solvent.

CosIng definition: Polypodium Vulgare Root Extract is the extract of the root of Polypodium vulgare L., Polypodiaceae

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