How we scored it
Whole ingredient is tree sap collected directly; juices/saps = 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 Platyphylla Japonica Juice is sap tapped directly from the Japanese white birch tree. No synthetic processing is involved.
In plain English
The sap collected from the Japanese white birch tree. Used in skincare to help condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice is the sap from the tree, Betula platyphylla japonica, 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 PLATYPHYLLA JAPONICA JUICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BETULA PLATYPHYLLA JAPONICA JUICE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BETULA%20PLATYPHYLLA%20JAPONICA%20JUICE