Database/Skin Conditioning/Taraxacum Officinale Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Taraxacum Officinale Root Extract natural?

Yes. A water or solvent extract of dandelion root; every atom traces to the plant.

INCI nameTaraxacum Officinale Root Extract
CAS68990-74-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the roots of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)…

How we scored it

Botanical root extract of dandelion; all extracted constituents plant-derived, no synthetic fragments. 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 roots of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) using water or a water/solvent mixture. No synthetic modification follows extraction.

In plain English

An extract from dandelion root used to help condition skin. It's produced by simple extraction of the herb, with no synthetic processing.

CosIng definition: Taraxacum Officinale Root Extract is the extract of the roots of the Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, Asteraceae

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