How we scored it
Botanical oil from frankincense resin → 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
Extracted or distilled from the resin of the Boswellia serrata (frankincense) tree. No synthetic equivalent exists.
In plain English
Frankincense oil, obtained from the resin of the Boswellia serrata tree. Used to fragrance and condition skin in cosmetic formulas.
CosIng definition: Boswellia Serrata Oil is the oil obtained from Boswellia serrata, 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 SERRATA OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BOSWELLIA SERRATA OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BOSWELLIA%20SERRATA%20OIL