How we scored it
Bark extract, no synthetic fragments; botanical extracts = 1.0 by rule.
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 bark of the Japanese cedar tree (Cryptomeria japonica) using water or a water-alcohol solvent. No synthetic route is used.
In plain English
A deodorizing plant extract from Japanese cedar bark. It is produced by extracting the bark with water or a similar solvent, and also acts as a solvent itself in formulas.
CosIng definition: Cryptomeria Japonica Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of Cryptomeria japonica, Cupressaceae.
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.
- 2CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CRYPTOMERIA%20JAPONICA%20BARK%20EXTRACT