How we scored it
Botanical root extract; this site's convention botanical 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
Sophora Flavescens Root Extract is obtained by extracting the roots of the Sophora flavescens plant. It remains unmodified plant material.
In plain English
An extract from the root of a traditional medicinal plant, used for its antioxidant and skin-conditioning properties. It comes directly from the plant with no chemical alteration.
CosIng definition: Sophora Flavescens Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Sophora flavescens, Fabaceae
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.
- 2SOPHORA FLAVESCENS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SOPHORA FLAVESCENS ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SOPHORA%20FLAVESCENS%20ROOT%20EXTRACT