How we scored it
Botanical rhizome extract; no synthetic fragments; mass traces to wasabi rhizome.
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
Wasabia Japonica Root Extract is obtained by extraction from the rhizomes of wasabi (Brassicaceae). No petrochemical processing agents remain in the extract.
In plain English
An extract from wasabi rhizome, the same plant used to make the pungent Japanese condiment, used here for skin conditioning. Made by extracting compounds from the root.
CosIng definition: Wasabia Japonica Root Extract is an extract of the rhizomes of Wasabia japonica, Brassicaceae
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.
- 2WASABIA JAPONICA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3WASABIA JAPONICA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=WASABIA%20JAPONICA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT