How we scored it
Natural balsam/gum exudate extract, this site's convention = 1.0
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 a gum exudate from the trunk of Liquidambar styraciflua and used directly as an extract.
In plain English
An extract of the natural gum resin (storax) that oozes from the trunk of the American sweet gum tree. Used as a fragrance ingredient with a warm, balsamic scent.
CosIng definition: "Styrax; Storax; Sweet Gum". Liquidambar Styraciflua Balsam Extract is an extract of the gum exudate obtained from the trunk of the American Styrax, Liquidambar styraciflua L., Hamamelidaceae
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.
- 2LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA BALSAM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA BALSAM EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LIQUIDAMBAR%20STYRACIFLUA%20BALSAM%20EXTRACT