How we scored it
Expressed juice: water (n = 1) plus plant sugars, tartaric acid and minerals, all natural origin; nothing added. Natural 100% / total 100% = 1.00.
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
Dominant route is pressing tamarind fruit pulp and filtering the juice. No synthetic or alternative route exists for this botanical juice.
In plain English
A juice pressed from the pulp of tamarind fruit, listed in the EU ingredient database with a fragrance function. It is a sour, sugar-rich liquid in which tartaric acid is the main acid.
CosIng definition: Tamarindus Indica Fruit Juice is the juice expressed from the fruit of the Tamarind, Tamarindus indica L., Leguminosae
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.
- 2TAMARINDUS INDICA FRUIT JUICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TAMARINDUS INDICA FRUIT JUICE. 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%20JUICE