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100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Tribulus Terrestris Root Powder natural?

Yes. The powder is milled dried root of Tribulus terrestris, so every atom is natural-origin plant material.

INCI nameTribulus Terrestris Root Powder
CAS90131-68-3
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant feedstock is the dried root of Tribulus…

How we scored it

Dried, ground root: 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 root of Tribulus terrestris, cleaned, milled and sieved to a powder. No synthetic or alternative route exists.

In plain English

Dried roots of the small caltrop (Tribulus terrestris), a creeping plant of warm regions, ground to a powder for skin conditioning. It is milled root material with no extraction or chemical change.

CosIng definition: Tribulus Terrestris Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of the Small Caltrop, Tribulus terrestris L., Zygophyllaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS ROOT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS ROOT POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRIBULUS%20TERRESTRIS%20ROOT%20POWDER