Database/Skin Conditioning/Rheum Rhaponticum Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Rheum Rhaponticum Root Extract natural?

Yes. Whole extract is plant material from Rheum rhaponticum roots; nothing petrochemical is present.

INCI nameRheum Rhaponticum Root Extract
CAS90106-29-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockObtained by extracting rhubarb roots with water or…

How we scored it

Root extract of rhubarb; entirely botanical, no synthetic fragment.
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 rhubarb roots with water or solvent. No synthetic alternative exists.

In plain English

An extract of rhubarb root used to condition skin in cosmetic products.

CosIng definition: Rheum Rhaponticum Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Rhubarb, Rheum rhaponticum L., Polygonaceae

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