How we scored it
Botanical root extract (butcher's broom). Site rule: botanical 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
Extracted from the roots of butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus), typically by water or hydroalcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A soothing, astringent extract from butcher's broom root, traditionally used to support circulation-related skin conditioning. Made by extracting the dried root with water or alcohol-water mixtures.
CosIng definition: Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Butcheerbroom, Ruscus aculeatus, Liliaceae
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.
- 2RUSCUS ACULEATUS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RUSCUS ACULEATUS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RUSCUS%20ACULEATUS%20ROOT%20EXTRACT