How we scored it
Dried, ground root: no reaction and no added mass, so 100% plant material (n = 1). Natural mass equals total mass, NOI = 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
Dominant feedstock is the dried root of Valeriana wallichii, cleaned, milled and sieved to a powder. No synthetic or alternative route exists.
In plain English
Dried roots of Indian valerian (Valeriana wallichii), a Himalayan plant, ground into a powder used as an exfoliating ingredient. It is milled root material with no extraction or chemical change.
CosIng definition: Valeriana Wallichii Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of Valeriana wallichii.
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.
- 2VALERIANA WALLICHII ROOT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VALERIANA WALLICHII ROOT POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VALERIANA%20WALLICHII%20ROOT%20POWDER