Is Eragrostis Tef Seed Extract natural?

Q: Is Eragrostis Tef Seed Extract natural?

Eragrostis Tef Seed Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract of teff grain with no petrochemical fragment introduced. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract of teff grain with no petrochemical fragment introduced.

INCI nameEragrostis Tef Seed Extract

FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning

FeedstockExtracted from the seeds of Eragrostis tef (teff),…

How we scored it

Whole-seed extract; all mass traces to teff seed; 1.0 by this site's convention for botanical extracts.

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

Extracted from the seeds of Eragrostis tef (teff), a cereal grain. No synthetic feedstock is involved.

In plain English

An extract from the seeds of teff, an ancient cereal grain, used as an emollient and skin conditioner.

CosIng definition: Eragrostis Tef Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Eragrostis tef, Poaceae.

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