How we scored it
Whole-root plant extract; extraction solvent/water leaves no synthetic mass in the final product → 1.00.
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 water or solvent extraction of Saposhnikovia divaricata roots, a plant used in East Asian herbal medicine. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from the root of Saposhnikovia divaricata, a herb long used in traditional East Asian medicine. In cosmetics it is added for its skin-soothing, antimicrobial properties.
CosIng definition: Saposhnikovia Divaricata Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Saposhnikovia divaricata, Apiaceae
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.
- 2SAPOSHNIKOVIA DIVARICATA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SAPOSHNIKOVIA DIVARICATA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SAPOSHNIKOVIA%20DIVARICATA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT