How we scored it
Dried, ground whole-seed powder; purely mechanical processing, so 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
Made by drying and milling fenugreek seeds; a purely mechanical process with no alternative synthetic route.
In plain English
Ground fenugreek seeds used to help thicken formulas.
CosIng definition: Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Powder is the dried, ground powder obtained from the seeds of Trigonella foenum-graecum.
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.
- 2TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM SEED POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM SEED POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRIGONELLA%20FOENUM-GRAECUM%20SEED%20POWDER