How we scored it
Volatile oil/wood tar obtained by destructive distillation of juniper wood; distillation is a physical/thermal process that leaves no petrochemical mass.
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
Juniperus Oxycedrus Wood Tar (cade oil) is the volatile oil obtained by destructive distillation of red juniper wood. All resulting carbon mass traces to the wood feedstock; distillation is a physical separation, not a source of petrochemical mass.
In plain English
A smoky-scented oil obtained by distilling juniper wood, traditionally used in hair care. It comes directly from the tree, processed only by heat and distillation.
CosIng definition: Juniperus Oxycedrus Wood Tar is the volatile oil obtained from the wood of the Red Juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus L., 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.
- 2JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS WOOD TAR. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS WOOD TAR. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=JUNIPERUS%20OXYCEDRUS%20WOOD%20TAR