How we scored it
Bark extract, wholly plant material, no petrochemical fragment.
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
Produced by extracting the bark of the Atlas cedar tree, Cedrus atlantica. No synthetic equivalent is used for this ingredient.
In plain English
An extract from cedar tree bark, used in skincare for conditioning and to add a woody scent. It comes directly from the tree's bark.
CosIng definition: Cedrus Atlantica Bark Extract is an extract of the bark of Cedrus atlantica, Pinaceae
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.
- 2CEDRUS ATLANTICA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CEDRUS ATLANTICA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CEDRUS%20ATLANTICA%20BARK%20EXTRACT