How we scored it
Botanical fruit extract; all constituents biological/natural origin → 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
Obtained by extracting the fruit of Terminalia chebula. No petrochemical route is used.
In plain English
An extract from the fruit of the Terminalia chebula tree. Used in skincare to help condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Terminalia Chebula Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of 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 FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TERMINALIA CHEBULA 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%20CHEBULA%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT