How we scored it
Botanical oleoresin extract; whole exudate, no petrochemical reagent mass retained = 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
Obtained by solvent or steam extraction of Boswellia carterii (frankincense) oleoresin tapped from trees in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. No synthetic alternative route is used commercially.
In plain English
A fragrance and skin-conditioning ingredient extracted from frankincense resin. It comes from tree sap tapped from Boswellia carterii trees in East Africa and Arabia.
CosIng definition: Boswellia Carterii Resin Extract is an extract of the resin of 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 RESIN EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BOSWELLIA CARTERII RESIN 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%20RESIN%20EXTRACT