How we scored it
Whole resin exuded by Commiphora myrrha: plant-derived material only, no added fragments. 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
Dominant source is wild-harvested oleo-gum-resin from Commiphora myrrha trees in the Horn of Africa and Arabia, dried and sometimes solvent-extracted. No synthetic alternative is relevant.
In plain English
The dried resin that seeps from the bark of the myrrh tree, native to north-east Africa and Arabia. It has a warm, balsamic smell and is used as a fragrance ingredient. It is collected from the tree and processed, not made synthetically.
CosIng definition: Commiphora Myrrha Resin is the resin obtained from Commiphora myrrha, 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.
- 2COMMIPHORA MYRRHA RESIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COMMIPHORA MYRRHA RESIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COMMIPHORA%20MYRRHA%20RESIN