How we scored it
Volatile oil steam-distilled from natural tree resin; single natural fragment, no petrochemical input → 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
Steam-distilled from resin tapped from wild Boswellia frereana trees in Somalia. No synthetic route exists for this essential oil.
In plain English
A fragrant oil steam-distilled from the resin of the Somali frankincense tree. Used to scent perfumes and skincare products. Comes straight from natural tree resin.
CosIng definition: Boswellia Frereana Resin Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the resin of Boswellia frereana, 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 FREREANA RESIN OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BOSWELLIA FREREANA RESIN OIL. 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%20OIL