How we scored it
Solvent extract of plant thorns; extraction solvent leaves no mass in the product.
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 thorny stems ("splinters") of the Uncaria rhynchophylla vine using water or hydro-alcoholic solvent. No synthetic alternative route.
In plain English
A plant extract from the thorny stems of a vine used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine, added here as a skin-conditioning ingredient. Made by soaking the plant material in a solvent.
CosIng definition: Uncaria Rhynchophylla Extract is an extract of the splinter of the Uncaria rhynchophylla, Rubiaceae
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.
- 2UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=UNCARIA%20RHYNCHOPHYLLA%20EXTRACT