How we scored it
Raw sap tapped from sugar maple trees; sugars, water and minerals, all natural origin. 1.0 per juice/sap convention.
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
Tapped directly from Acer saccharum (sugar maple) trees. No synthetic alternative is used.
In plain English
Sap tapped straight from sugar maple trees, used as a humectant to help skin hold onto moisture. It's a natural plant sap, the same source as maple syrup.
CosIng definition: Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Sap is the sap derived from Acer saccharum, Aceraceae.
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.
- 2ACER SACCHARUM SAP. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ACER SACCHARUM SAP. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACER%20SACCHARUM%20SAP