Database/Keratolytic/Tamarindus Indica Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Tamarindus Indica Extract natural?

Yes. Extract of tamarind fruit pulp; extraction leaves no residual synthetic mass.

INCI nameTamarindus Indica Extract
CAS84961-62-6
FunctionKeratolytic · Smoothing
FeedstockExtracted from the pulp of the tamarind fruit,…

How we scored it

Botanical pulp extract; this site's convention 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 from the pulp of the tamarind fruit, Tamarindus indica, by aqueous or solvent extraction. No synthetic alternative.

In plain English

A fruit-pulp extract from tamarind used to gently exfoliate and smooth skin texture.

CosIng definition: Tamarindus Indica Extract is an extract of the pulp of the Tamarind, Tamarindus indica L., Leguminosae

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