How we scored it
Direct extract of balsam fir needles; whole botanical extract; 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 balsam fir needles, extracted to yield the aromatic extract. No synthetic manufacturing route is used.
In plain English
A balsam fir needle extract used as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics, made by extracting the needles of the balsam fir tree.
CosIng definition: Abies Balsamea Needle Extract is an extract obtained from the needles of the fir, Balsam Canada, Abies balsamea, Pinacea
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 BALSAMEA NEEDLE EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ABIES BALSAMEA 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%20BALSAMEA%20NEEDLE%20EXTRACT