Database/Skin Conditioning/Emblica Officinalis Fruit
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Emblica Officinalis Fruit natural?

Yes. The ingredient is the amla fruit itself, so every atom comes from plant material.

INCI nameEmblica Officinalis Fruit
CAS90028-28-7
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant route is harvesting, drying and milling amla…

How we scored it

Dried whole-fruit plant material: tannins, vitamin C, sugars, fibre and other constituents all plant-derived, n = 1. Natural mass 100% = 1.00.
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

Dominant route is harvesting, drying and milling amla fruit. No alternative route is in commercial use.

In plain English

Dried amla (Indian gooseberry) fruit, Emblica officinalis, used whole or as a powder to condition skin. It supplies the fruit's own tannins, vitamin C, fibre and other plant compounds.

CosIng definition: Emblica Officinalis Fruit is the plant material obtained from the dried fruit of Emblica officinalis, Euphorbiaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2EMBLICA OFFICINALIS FRUIT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3EMBLICA OFFICINALIS FRUIT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EMBLICA%20OFFICINALIS%20FRUIT