How we scored it
Botanical root extract; all mass from kudzu root tissue. 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
Dominant feedstock is Pueraria thunbergiana (kudzu) root, solvent- or water-extracted. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract made from kudzu root. Used in skincare to condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Pueraria Thunbergiana Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Pueraria thunbergiana, Fabaceae
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.
- 2PUERARIA THUNBERGIANA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PUERARIA THUNBERGIANA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PUERARIA%20THUNBERGIANA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT