How we scored it
Essential oil distilled from Siberian fir needles and branches; wholly plant-derived. 100/100=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
Siberian fir needle oil is produced by steam distillation of Abies sibirica needles and twigs, mainly from Russian forestry by-products. No synthetic alternative is used for this fragrance oil.
In plain English
A fresh, piney fragrance oil steam-distilled from Siberian fir needles and branches. It comes directly from the tree with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Abies Sibirica Oil is the volatile oil distilled from the needles and branches of Abies sibirica, 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 SIBIRICA OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ABIES SIBIRICA OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ABIES%20SIBIRICA%20OIL