How we scored it
Extract of ashwagandha leaves and roots: botanical extract, all atoms natural origin (n = 1) -> 1.00.
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
Leaves and roots of cultivated ashwagandha, mainly grown in India, are extracted with water or a solvent. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A plant extract from the leaves and roots of ashwagandha, used to condition the skin. It is taken from the plant by extraction, with no chemical synthesis.
CosIng definition: Withania Somnifera Leaf/Root Extract is the extract of the leaves and roots of Withania somnifera (L.), Solanaceae
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.
- 2WITHANIA SOMNIFERA LEAF/ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3WITHANIA SOMNIFERA LEAF/ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=WITHANIA%20SOMNIFERA%20LEAF/ROOT%20EXTRACT