How we scored it
Plant exudate gum; this site's convention scores gums 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
Collected as the dried gummy exudate from Caesalpinia spinosa (tara) seed pods, then milled. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
Tara gum, a natural thickener from the seed pods of the tara tree. It forms films and adds viscosity in skincare and haircare formulas.
CosIng definition: "Tara gum". Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum is a plant material derived from the dried, gummy exudate of Caesalpinia spinosa, 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.
- 2CAESALPINIA SPINOSA GUM. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CAESALPINIA SPINOSA GUM. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CAESALPINIA%20SPINOSA%20GUM