How we scored it
Whole-fungus extract; fungal extracts treated as natural biological material = 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 sclerotium of the fungus Poria cocos. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of the Poria cocos fungus used to condition skin. It is obtained directly from the fungal material by simple extraction.
CosIng definition: Poria Cocos Extract is an extract of the fungus, Poria cocos, Polyporaceae
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.
- 2PORIA COCOS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PORIA COCOS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PORIA%20COCOS%20EXTRACT