How we scored it
Whole-plant extract, no synthetic fragments → 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 whole wild rice plant (Zizania aquatica), typically with water or ethanol. No synthetic equivalent is used commercially.
In plain English
An extract from the wild rice plant, used to add a natural scent to cosmetic products.
CosIng definition: Zizania Aquatica Extract is an extract of the whole plant Zizania aquatica L., Poaceae
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.
- 2ZIZANIA AQUATICA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ZIZANIA AQUATICA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ZIZANIA%20AQUATICA%20EXTRACT