How we scored it
Plant extract: all constituents are plant metabolites (n=1); extraction solvent leaves no mass in the named ingredient. 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 feedstock is dried Terminalia bellerica fruit from South Asia, extracted with water, ethanol or glycol-water and filtered. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the fruit of the bibhitaki tree (Terminalia bellerica), native to South and Southeast Asia. It is listed for antimicrobial, astringent, emollient and skin-conditioning roles. Made by extracting the dried fruit with water, alcohol or a glycol, then filtering.
CosIng definition: Terminalia Bellerica Fruit Extract is an extract obtained from the fruit of the Terminalia bellerica, Combretaceae
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.
- 2TERMINALIA BELLERICA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TERMINALIA BELLERICA FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TERMINALIA%20BELLERICA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT