How we scored it
Resin extract (labdanum); diterpenes, resin acids and aromatics are all plant-derived (n = 1). Solvent leaves no mass. 1.0 / 1.0 = 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
Labdanum, the sticky resin of the gum rockrose (Cistus ladanifer), is extracted with a solvent to give a fragrance resinoid or absolute. No petrochemical or synthetic route is commercially relevant to this entry.
In plain English
An extract of labdanum, the sticky resin of the gum rockrose shrub of the Mediterranean. It is used as a fragrance ingredient for its warm, amber-like scent. It is made by dissolving the resin in a solvent and concentrating the liquid.
CosIng definition: Cistus Ladaniferus Resin Extract is the extract of the resin of Cistus ladaniferus.
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.
- 2CISTUS LADANIFERUS RESIN EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CISTUS LADANIFERUS RESIN EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CISTUS%20LADANIFERUS%20RESIN%20EXTRACT