How we scored it
Natural plant resin exudate, collected directly; resins/gums are 1.0 by convention. 100%/100%=1.00.
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 resin is collected from the leaves and twigs of the Cistus ladanifer shrub by solvent extraction or hot-water boiling of the plant material. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A natural resin called labdanum, collected from the Cistus ladanifer shrub and used as a fragrance ingredient. It comes directly from the plant's resinous exudate.
CosIng definition: Cistus Ladaniferus Resin is a plant material derived from the resinous exudates of the Labdanum, Cistus ladaniferus L., Cistaceae
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. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CISTUS LADANIFERUS RESIN. 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