Is Hemidesmus Indicus Extract natural?

Q: Is Hemidesmus Indicus Extract natural?

Hemidesmus Indicus Extract has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Extract of Hemidesmus indicus plant material; purely botanical, no synthetic fragment. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Extract of Hemidesmus indicus plant material; purely botanical, no synthetic fragment.

INCI nameHemidesmus Indicus Extract

FunctionSkin Protecting

FeedstockExtracted from the whole Hemidesmus indicus (Indian sarsaparilla)…

How we scored it

Whole-plant extract = 1.0 by convention.

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 whole Hemidesmus indicus (Indian sarsaparilla) plant. No synthetic alternative.

In plain English

A plant extract from Indian sarsaparilla used to help protect skin, derived directly from the whole plant.

CosIng definition: Hemidesmus Indicus Extract is the extract of the whole plant Hemidesmus indicus.

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