How we scored it
Botanical seed extract of Vigna angularis (adzuki bean) -> 1.0 per this site's convention for extracts
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 seeds of the adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) using standard solvent or aqueous extraction. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of adzuki bean seeds, a legume widely used in Asian cooking. Used in skincare as a skin-protecting ingredient, valued for antioxidant plant compounds that help support the skin's natural barrier.
CosIng definition: Vigna Angularis Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Vigna angularis, Fabaceae.
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.
- 2VIGNA ANGULARIS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VIGNA ANGULARIS SEED EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VIGNA%20ANGULARIS%20SEED%20EXTRACT