How we scored it
Dried, ground stem: no reaction and no added mass, so 100% plant material (n = 1). Natural mass equals total mass, NOI = 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
Dominant feedstock is the dried stem of Tinospora cordifolia, cleaned, milled and sieved to a powder. No synthetic or alternative route exists.
In plain English
Dried stems of Tinospora cordifolia, a climbing plant of India known as guduchi or giloy, ground to a powder for skin conditioning. It is milled plant stem with no extraction or chemical change.
CosIng definition: Tinospora Cordifolia Stem Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground stems of Tinospora cordifolia, Menispermaceae
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.
- 2TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA STEM POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA STEM POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TINOSPORA%20CORDIFOLIA%20STEM%20POWDER