How we scored it
Extract of mung bean seeds; extracted plant compounds are natural = 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
Mung bean seeds are solvent- or water-extracted for use as a skin-conditioning botanical. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract from mung bean seeds, used in skincare to help condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Vigna Radiata Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Vigna radiata (L.), Leguminosae
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 RADIATA SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3VIGNA RADIATA 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%20RADIATA%20SEED%20EXTRACT