Database/Skin Conditioning/Indigofera Tinctoria Leaf Powder
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Indigofera Tinctoria Leaf Powder natural?

Yes. Indigo leaf powder is whole dried plant material with no synthetic processing.

INCI nameIndigofera Tinctoria Leaf Powder
CAS84775-63-3
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by drying and grinding Indigofera tinctoria leaves.…

How we scored it

Dried ground leaf powder, unmodified botanical = 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

Produced by drying and grinding Indigofera tinctoria leaves. No synthetic feedstock is used.

In plain English

Powdered indigo plant leaves, made by drying and grinding the leaves of Indigofera tinctoria. Used traditionally in hair care for conditioning and colour.

CosIng definition: Indigofera Tinctoria Leaf Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground leaves of Indigofera tinctoria.

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