How we scored it
Extract of fungal sclerotium; whole microbial-origin material.
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 (hardened mycelial mass) of the Poria cocos fungus, long used in traditional medicine. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from the sclerotium of Poria cocos, a fungus traditionally used in Chinese herbal medicine. In skincare it's used for its astringent, tightening effect, sourced from the fungal growth itself.
CosIng definition: Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract is an extract of the sclerotium 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 SCLEROTIUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PORIA COCOS SCLEROTIUM 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%20SCLEROTIUM%20EXTRACT