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 Mediterranean cypress tree (Cupressus sempervirens) using water or a water-alcohol solvent. No synthetic alternative is used.
In plain English
A skin-toning plant extract from cypress bark, also used for fragrance. It is produced by extracting the bark with water or a similar solvent.
CosIng definition: Cupressus Sempervirens Bark Extract is an extract of the bark of the Cypress, Cupressus sempervirens L., Pinaceae
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.
- 2CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CUPRESSUS%20SEMPERVIRENS%20BARK%20EXTRACT