How we scored it
Natural plant resin (Dragon's Blood latex), collected directly; no synthetic fragments.
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
Collected as latex/resin exuded from the bark of Croton lechleri (Dragon's Blood tree) in South America. Used with minimal processing; no synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A natural resin tapped from the Dragon's Blood tree in the Amazon, used in skincare for its antioxidant properties.
CosIng definition: Croton Lechleri Resin is the resinous material derived 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. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CROTON LECHLERI RESIN. 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