How we scored it
Volatile oil obtained by tapping/distilling Copaifera reticulata resin; natural essential oil, no synthetic 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
Tapped from Copaifera reticulata (copaiba) trunks in South America and steam-distilled to isolate the volatile oil. No synthetic equivalent used commercially.
In plain English
A fragrant oil distilled from the resin of the copaiba tree, used to scent products.
CosIng definition: Copaifera Reticulata Resin Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the resin of Copaifera reticulata, Fabaceae
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.
- 2COPAIFERA RETICULATA RESIN OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3COPAIFERA RETICULATA RESIN OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COPAIFERA%20RETICULATA%20RESIN%20OIL