Database/Emollient/Sophora Japonica Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sophora Japonica Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of the whole Sophora japonica plant, entirely plant-derived.

INCI nameSophora Japonica Extract
CAS90131-19-4
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the whole plant of Sophora japonica…

How we scored it

Whole botanical plant extract; 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 whole plant of Sophora japonica (Japanese pagoda tree), a legume tree. Standard botanical extraction is used.

In plain English

An extract from the Japanese pagoda tree, used to soften and condition skin. Made by extracting compounds from the whole plant.

CosIng definition: Sophora Japonica Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Sophora japonica, Leguminosae.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2SOPHORA JAPONICA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SOPHORA JAPONICA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SOPHORA%20JAPONICA%20EXTRACT