How we scored it
Natural oleoresin exuded by the tree; all constituents are made by the plant (n=1); nothing added. 1 / 1 = 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
Balsam of Peru is collected from cuts made in the bark of Myroxylon pereirae trees, mainly in El Salvador, and filtered. No synthetic route exists for the natural balsam.
In plain English
A thick, fragrant resin that oozes from the bark of the Balsam of Peru tree, used in products as a fragrance, film former and hair conditioner. It is collected from the tree and filtered rather than made synthetically.
CosIng definition: Myroxylon Pereirae Resin is an oleoresin (Balsam Peru) obtained from the bark exudate of the Balsam Peru Tree, Myroxylon pereirae, Leguminosae
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.
- 2MYROXYLON PEREIRAE RESIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MYROXYLON PEREIRAE RESIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MYROXYLON%20PEREIRAE%20RESIN