How we scored it
Extract/volatile oil from Atlas cedarwood; entirely botanical.
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 from the wood of the Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) by steam distillation or solvent extraction.
In plain English
A woody-scented extract from Atlas cedar wood, used as a fragrance ingredient and skin conditioner. It's produced by steam-distilling or solvent-extracting the wood.
CosIng definition: Cedrus Atlantica Wood Extract is an extract obtained from the wood of the tree, 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 WOOD EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CEDRUS ATLANTICA WOOD 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%20WOOD%20EXTRACT