How we scored it
Botanical extract: every extracted constituent is plant-derived (n = 1); extraction solvent leaves no counted mass. Natural mass / total mass = 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 myrobalan fruit from India and South-East Asia, extracted with water, ethanol or glycol/glycerin solvents. No synthetic route exists for the extract; any carrier solvent is declared as a separate INCI line.
In plain English
An extract of the myrobalan tree (Terminalia chebula), whose dried fruit is the part most often used, grown mainly in India and South-East Asia. It is used in skin-care products as an astringent and skin-conditioning ingredient. It is made by soaking the plant material in a solvent.
CosIng definition: Terminalia Chebula Extract is an extract 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 EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TERMINALIA CHEBULA 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%20EXTRACT