How we scored it
Raw sap tapped from silver birch trees; a natural plant fluid with no synthetic processing. Natural origin = 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
Tapped directly from silver birch, Betula pendula, trees in spring. A traditional, minimally processed natural plant fluid with no synthetic equivalent.
In plain English
Sap tapped from silver birch trees in spring, used to condition and hydrate skin. It is a natural, minimally processed plant fluid.
CosIng definition: Betula Pendula Sap is the sap derived from Betula pendula, 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 PENDULA SAP. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BETULA PENDULA SAP. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BETULA%20PENDULA%20SAP