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 Vetiveria zizanoides, cleaned, milled and sieved to a powder. No synthetic or alternative route exists.
In plain English
Dried roots of vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanoides), ground to a powder for skin conditioning. It is milled root material; the same roots are also steam-distilled to make vetiver essential oil, which is a separate ingredient.
CosIng definition: Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of the Vetivert, Vetiveria zizanoides, Poaceae
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 ZIZANOIDES ROOT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VETIVERIA ZIZANOIDES 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%20ZIZANOIDES%20ROOT%20POWDER