How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil; whole plant-origin volatile fraction.
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
Steam-distilled from the needles of the Sakhalin fir tree, a conifer native to northeast Asia. No synthetic route is used for this essential oil.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from Sakhalin fir needles, giving a fresh, woody fragrance to cosmetics and perfumes. It comes directly from the needles of this conifer tree.
CosIng definition: Abies Sachalinensis Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Abies sachalinensis, 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 SACHALINENSIS LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ABIES SACHALINENSIS LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ABIES%20SACHALINENSIS%20LEAF%20OIL