How we scored it
Direct extract of fir needles; whole botanical extract, no synthetic fragments; this site's convention = 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
Feedstock is silver fir needles, extracted with water or a food-grade solvent to yield the extract. No synthetic route exists for this material.
In plain English
A fir-needle extract used mainly to add a fresh, woody scent to cosmetics. It comes from extracting the needles of the silver fir tree.
CosIng definition: Abies Alba Needle Extract is an extract obtained from the needles 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 NEEDLE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ABIES ALBA NEEDLE 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%20NEEDLE%20EXTRACT