How we scored it
CosIng defines this as a whole root extract (natural). Supplied formula/IUPAC (C186H243N29O26S6, a cyanine-dye-like naphthalene/sulfonamide structure) is unrelated to a root extract and is disregarded as a data/PubChem mismatch per instructions → 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 Smilax aristolochiifolia (sarsaparilla) roots. No alternative synthetic route exists; flagged for review because the supplied formula/IUPAC name does not match a root extract and appears to be a data mismatch in the source record.
In plain English
A plant extract from the root of Smilax aristolochiifolia (sarsaparilla). Added to skincare for its skin-conditioning properties.
CosIng definition: Smilax Aristolochiifolia Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Smilax aristolochiifolia, Smilacaceae.
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.
- 2SMILAX ARISTOLOCHIIFOLIA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SMILAX ARISTOLOCHIIFOLIA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SMILAX%20ARISTOLOCHIIFOLIA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT