How we scored it
Natural resinous exudate; gum convention = 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
Harvested as a dried gummy exudate from the stems and branches of Astragalus gummifer shrubs, native to the Middle East. Used with minimal processing.
In plain English
A natural plant gum, known as tragacanth, harvested from a Middle Eastern shrub. Used as a thickener and stabilizer in cosmetic formulas, much like in traditional food use.
CosIng definition: Astragalus Gummifer Gum is a dried resinous exudate obtained from the Tragacanth, Astragalus gummifer, 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.
- 2ASTRAGALUS GUMMIFER GUM. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ASTRAGALUS GUMMIFER GUM. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ASTRAGALUS%20GUMMIFER%20GUM