How we scored it
CosIng defines as whole-fruit extract = 1.0; listed C10H21N3O9 is a combined creatine+gluconic-acid marker pair from PubChem, not the bulk extract — description trusted per instructions.
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
Extracted from the dried fruit of Tribulus terrestris via water or solvent extraction. No synthetic route for the whole extract.
In plain English
An extract from the fruit of the Tribulus terrestris plant, used to condition skin. It's obtained by extracting the dried fruit.
CosIng definition: Tribulus Terrestris Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the Small Caltrop, Tribulus terrestris L., Zygophyllaceae
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.
- 2TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRIBULUS%20TERRESTRIS%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT