How we scored it
Botanical root extract; whole-plant material pulled out with solvent or water. This site's convention: extracts = 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
Produced by extracting the dried roots of madder (Rubia tinctorum) with water or alcohol. No synthetic route exists; sourcing is agricultural or wild-harvested.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning and soothing extract made from the root of the madder plant, traditionally also used as a natural dye source, added to skincare for its calming properties.
CosIng definition: Rubia Tinctorum Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Madder, Rubia tinctorum L., Rubiaceae
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.
- 2RUBIA TINCTORUM ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RUBIA TINCTORUM ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RUBIA%20TINCTORUM%20ROOT%20EXTRACT