How we scored it
Ground, dried vetiver root = botanical powder (/instruction convention). 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
Made by drying and grinding the roots of vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides, syn. Vetiveria zizanioides). No synthetic route; sourcing is agricultural.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning powder made from dried, ground vetiver grass roots, valued for its earthy scent and used to condition skin in cosmetic formulas.
CosIng definition: Vetiveria Zizanioides Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of Vetiveria zizanioides. The accepted scientific name for Vetiveria zizanioides is Chrysopogon zizanioides.
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.
- 2VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES ROOT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES ROOT POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VETIVERIA%20ZIZANIOIDES%20ROOT%20POWDER