How we scored it
Solvent extract of myrobalan bark: tannins, polyphenols and sugars are all plant-made; extraction solvent leaves no mass in the product; no synthetic fragment, 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
Made by solvent extraction (water, alcohol or glycol-water) of the bark of Terminalia chebula, a tree of South and Southeast Asia. No synthetic route exists; the extract is the whole botanical preparation.
In plain English
A plant extract made from the bark of the myrobalan tree (Terminalia chebula), native to South and Southeast Asia. It is made by soaking the bark in a solvent and concentrating the liquid, and is used in skincare for its astringent and skin-conditioning roles. It contains tannins and other plant polyphenols.
CosIng definition: Terminalia Chebula Bark Extract is an extract of the bark of the Myrobalan,Terminalia chebula, 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 CHEBULA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TERMINALIA CHEBULA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TERMINALIA%20CHEBULA%20BARK%20EXTRACT