How we scored it
Botanical extract of ginger rhizome: whole substance plant-derived; extraction solvents leave no mass. 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 route is water, glycerin or alcohol extraction of cultivated ginger rhizomes followed by filtration and concentration. No common alternative route.
In plain English
An extract of ginger root used for its plant compounds, mainly as an antimicrobial and skin-conditioning ingredient. It is made by soaking or percolating ginger rhizomes in water, glycerin or alcohol and concentrating the liquid.
CosIng definition: Zingiber Officinale Rhizome Extract is the extract of the rhizomes of Ginger, Zingiber officinalis L., Zingiberaceae
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.
- 2ZINGIBER OFFICINALE RHIZOME EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ZINGIBER OFFICINALE RHIZOME EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ZINGIBER%20OFFICINALE%20RHIZOME%20EXTRACT