What Is Root … Extract?
Root/Atractyloides Japonica Rhizome/Poria Cocos/Seed Extract (INCI: ROOT/ATRACTYLOIDES JAPONICA RHIZOME/PORIA COCOS/SEED EXTRACT) is a cosmetic ingredient listed in the EU CosIng inventory. (Codonopsis Tangshen/Dioscorea Japonica) Root/Atractyloides Japonica Rhizome/Poria Cocos/(Dolichos Lablab/Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-yuen/Euryale Ferox/Nelumbo Nucifera) Seed Extract is the extract of the roots of Codonopsis tangshen and Dioscorea japonica ; the rhizomes of Atractyloides japonica ; the whole plant, Poria cocos ; and the seeds of Dolichos lablab, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-yuen, Euryale Ferox and Nelumbo nucifera.
Its declared cosmetic functions are humectant, skin conditioning and skin protecting.
Source: European Commission CosIng inventory.
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