How we scored it
Botanical resin extract (Dragon's Blood); wholly plant-derived.
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
Extracted from the resin, known as Dragon's Blood, of the Croton lechleri tree native to the Amazon. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract from the resin of the Croton lechleri tree, traditionally known as Dragon's Blood, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Croton Lechleri Resin Extract is the extract of the resin obtained from Croton lechleri, Euphorbiaceae
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.
- 2CROTON LECHLERI RESIN EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CROTON LECHLERI RESIN EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CROTON%20LECHLERI%20RESIN%20EXTRACT