How we scored it
Rhizome extract; botanical extracts are 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
Extracted from the rhizomes of Zingiber zerumbet (shampoo ginger). No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
An extract from the rhizome of a ginger relative, used as an antioxidant and skin-protecting ingredient. It is made by extracting the plant's rhizomes.
CosIng definition: Zingiber Zerumbet Rhizome Extract is the extract of rhizomes of Zingiber zerumbet.
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 ZERUMBET RHIZOME EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ZINGIBER ZERUMBET 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%20ZERUMBET%20RHIZOME%20EXTRACT