How we scored it
Botanical whole-plant extract; no synthetic fragments; mass traces to Saururus chinensis.
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
Saururus Chinensis Extract is obtained by extraction from the whole lizard's tail plant (Saururaceae). No petrochemical processing agents remain in the extract.
In plain English
An extract from the whole Saururus chinensis plant (lizard's tail), used for skin conditioning. Made by extracting the plant's natural compounds, a botanical used in East Asian herbal skincare.
CosIng definition: Saururus Chinensis Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Saururus chinensis, Saururaceae
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.
- 2SAURURUS CHINENSIS EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SAURURUS CHINENSIS EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SAURURUS%20CHINENSIS%20EXTRACT