How we scored it
Extract of fungal fruiting body; fungal material counts as natural-origin biological feedstock.
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 fruiting body of the black summer truffle (Tuber aestivum) by solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative route.
In plain English
An extract from black summer truffle mushrooms, used to help protect the skin's surface. Made by extracting the whole mushroom with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Tuber Aestivum Extract is the extract of the whole Mushroom, Tuber aestivum
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.
- 2TUBER AESTIVUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TUBER AESTIVUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TUBER%20AESTIVUM%20EXTRACT