How we scored it
Dried, ground plant root; powder category → 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
Made by drying and grinding the roots of dandelion, Taraxacum officinale. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A powder made from dried, ground dandelion root. It's used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Taraxacum Officinale (Dandelion) Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of Taraxacum officinale, Asteraceae.
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.
- 2TARAXACUM OFFICINALE ROOT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TARAXACUM OFFICINALE ROOT POWDER. 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%20POWDER