How we scored it
Birch sap; juices are 1.0 by this site's 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
Betula Alba Juice is the sap tapped directly from birch trees. Single natural feedstock, no synthetic route.
In plain English
The sap tapped from birch trees, used as an astringent and tonic in skincare. A natural plant juice collected without chemical modification.
CosIng definition: Betula Alba Juice is the sap of the Birch, Betula alba L., Betulaceae
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.
- 2BETULA ALBA JUICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BETULA ALBA JUICE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BETULA%20ALBA%20JUICE