How we scored it
Whole-plant root extract — this site's convention: botanical extracts = 1.0, no fragment split needed.
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
Obtained by extracting the roots of Rehmannia glutinosa, a plant used in traditional East Asian medicine, typically with water or a water-alcohol mixture. No petrochemical route exists.
In plain English
An extract made from the root of Rehmannia glutinosa, a plant used in traditional medicine. Used in skincare to help condition and soften the skin.
CosIng definition: Rehmannia Glutinosa Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Rehmannia glutinosa, Scrophulariaceae
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.
- 2REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=REHMANNIA%20GLUTINOSA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT