How we scored it
Extract of olibanum gum resin; all constituents plant-derived: 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
Olibanum gum collected from Boswellia carterii trees is dried, ground and extracted. No synthetic route applies.
In plain English
An extract of olibanum (frankincense), the dried gum resin tapped from Boswellia carterii trees. It is used to condition skin, hair and nails and to add a balsamic, resinous scent.
CosIng definition: Boswellia Carterii Gum Extract is an extract obtained from the dried, ground gum of the olibanum, Boswellia carterii, Burseraceae
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.
- 2BOSWELLIA CARTERII GUM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BOSWELLIA CARTERII GUM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BOSWELLIA%20CARTERII%20GUM%20EXTRACT