How we scored it
Root extract, direct botanical extraction; no synthetic fragment. 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 Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot), native to eastern North America, by conventional solvent or water extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
Bloodroot extract is a plant extract made from the roots of the bloodroot plant, native to North America. It's used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Sanguinaria Canadensis Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Blood Root, Sanguinaria canadensis L., Papaveraceae
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.
- 2SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SANGUINARIA%20CANADENSIS%20ROOT%20EXTRACT