How we scored it
Dried ground fruit powder, unmodified botanical = 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
Produced by drying and grinding Acacia concinna fruit pods. No synthetic feedstock is used.
In plain English
Shikakai fruit powder, made by drying and grinding the seed pods of the Acacia concinna plant. Traditionally used in hair care for cleansing and conditioning.
CosIng definition: Acacia Concinna Fruit Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground fruit of Acacia concinna, Leguminosae
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.
- 2ACACIA CONCINNA FRUIT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ACACIA CONCINNA FRUIT POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACACIA%20CONCINNA%20FRUIT%20POWDER