Is Rumex Acetosella Extract natural?

Q: Is Rumex Acetosella Extract natural?

Rumex Acetosella Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Derived entirely from Rumex acetosella plant tissue via extraction; no petrochemical fragment is present. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Derived entirely from Rumex acetosella plant tissue via extraction; no petrochemical fragment is present.

INCI nameRumex Acetosella Extract

FunctionSkin Conditioning · Soothing

FeedstockObtained by extracting the whole sheep sorrel plant…

How we scored it

Whole-plant sheep sorrel extract; fully botanical, no synthetic mass.

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 whole sheep sorrel plant with water or solvent. No synthetic alternative route exists.

In plain English

A plant extract from sheep sorrel used to soothe and condition skin in cosmetic formulas.

CosIng definition: Rumex Acetosella Extract is an extract of the Sheap Sorrel, Rumex acetosella L., Polygonaceae

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