Is Garcinia Indica Fruit Extract natural?

Q: Is Garcinia Indica Fruit Extract natural?

Garcinia Indica Fruit Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract is obtained directly from kokum fruit with no synthetic fragments introduced. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract is obtained directly from kokum fruit with no synthetic fragments introduced.

INCI nameGarcinia Indica Fruit Extract

FunctionHumectant

FeedstockExtracted directly from the fruit of Garcinia indica…

How we scored it

Botanical fruit extract; natural. 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

Extracted directly from the fruit of Garcinia indica using standard extraction methods. No petrochemical processing is involved.

In plain English

An extract of kokum fruit, used in cosmetics as a humectant to help draw and hold moisture in the skin.

CosIng definition: Garcinia Indica Fruit Extract is the extract of the fruit of Garcinia indica, Clusiaceae

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