How we scored it
Extract of Tricholoma matsutake (matsutake mushroom); fungal extract, natural origin by convention.
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 extracting the fruiting body of Tricholoma matsutake (matsutake mushroom) with water or a water-alcohol solvent. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from the matsutake mushroom, a prized edible fungus, used in skincare as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Tricholoma Matsutake Extract is an extract of the Mushroom, Tricholoma Matsutake
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.
- 2TRICHOLOMA MATSUTAKE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TRICHOLOMA MATSUTAKE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRICHOLOMA%20MATSUTAKE%20EXTRACT