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 fruiting body of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum) fungus by solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative route.
In plain English
An extract from prized white truffle mushrooms, added for skin conditioning. Made by extracting compounds from the fungus with a solvent, then used in small amounts in creams and serums.
CosIng definition: Tuber Magnatum Extract is an extract of the Mushroom, Tuber magnatum
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 MAGNATUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TUBER MAGNATUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TUBER%20MAGNATUM%20EXTRACT