How we scored it
Whole botanical cone extract; plant carbon only.
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 fir cones by solvent or steam extraction, used mainly for its scent. No synthetic equivalent exists.
In plain English
An extract from fir tree cones that adds a fresh, forest-like scent to cosmetic products.
CosIng definition: Abies Alba Cone Extract is an extract obtained from the cones of the fir Abies alba, Pinaceae
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.
- 2ABIES ALBA CONE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ABIES ALBA CONE EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ABIES%20ALBA%20CONE%20EXTRACT