How we scored it
Botanical root extract — this site's convention scores all plant 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 dried roots of Smilax medica (Mexican sarsaparilla) using water or solvent extraction. No petrochemical alternative route exists for this extract.
In plain English
An extract from Mexican sarsaparilla root, traditionally used as a tonic. Made by extracting compounds from the dried root.
CosIng definition: Smilax Medica Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Mexican Sarsapareille, Smilax medica, 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.
- 2SMILAX MEDICA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SMILAX MEDICA 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%20MEDICA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT