Database/Astringent/Garcinia Cambogia Peel Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Garcinia Cambogia Peel Extract natural?

Yes. Hydroxycitrate, other organic acids and polyphenols are extracted from the fruit rind itself, with mineral counter-ions natural, so no petrochemical fragment exists.

INCI nameGarcinia Cambogia Peel Extract
CAS90045-23-1
FunctionAstringent
FeedstockDominant feedstock is the dried fruit rind of…

How we scored it

Fruit-rind extract: organic acids (hydroxycitric acid and salts), polyphenols and pigments are plant-derived; any K or Ca counter-ion is mineral natural origin. 1/1 = 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 feedstock is the dried fruit rind of Garcinia cambogia (gamboge or Malabar tamarind), extracted with water or ethanol. No synthetic route exists for the extract.

In plain English

Used as an astringent, a toning ingredient for skin products. It is a plant extract made from the peel of the fruit of Garcinia cambogia, a tropical tree also called gamboge or Malabar tamarind.

CosIng definition: Garcinia Cambogia Peel Extract is an extract of the peel of the Gamboge Tree, Garcinia cambogia, Guttiferae

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