How we scored it
Whole resin extract; botanical resin extracts score 1.0 by 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
The feedstock is resin tapped from the Boswellia frereana tree, then solvent-extracted. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of frankincense-type resin from the Boswellia frereana tree, used to protect and condition skin.
CosIng definition: Boswellia Frereana Resin Extract is the extract of Boswellia Frereana Resin.
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 FREREANA RESIN EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BOSWELLIA FREREANA 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%20FREREANA%20RESIN%20EXTRACT