Database/Skin Conditioning/Tamarindus Indica Fruit Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Tamarindus Indica Fruit Extract natural?

Yes. All material traces to tamarind fruit pulp via extraction, with no petrochemical building blocks.

INCI nameTamarindus Indica Fruit Extract
CAS84961-62-6
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by extracting the fruit pulp of Tamarindus…

How we scored it

Whole-fruit extract of tamarind; botanical extracts are rated 1.0 by this site's 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

Made by extracting the fruit pulp of Tamarindus indica, typically with water. No alternative synthetic route is used.

In plain English

An extract from tamarind fruit, used to condition and soften skin in cosmetic formulas.

CosIng definition: Tamarindus Indica Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Tamarind, Tamarindus indica L., Fabaceae

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 FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3TAMARINDUS 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=TAMARINDUS%20INDICA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT