How we scored it
Extract of opopanax gum-resin: terpenoids, resin acids and gum polysaccharides are all plant-derived (n=1). Extraction solvent leaves no mass. Total 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
Dominant route is solvent extraction of the dried gum-resin to give a resinoid for perfumery. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
A perfumery extract made by dissolving the dried resin of the opopanax plant in a solvent and concentrating it. It is used as a fragrance ingredient, adding a warm, sweet, balsamic scent.
CosIng definition: "Opopanax; Opopanax Gum Extract". Opopanax Chironium Resin Extract is an extract of the resin obtained from the Opopanax, Opopanax chironium (L.), Apiaceae
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.
- 2OPOPANAX CHIRONIUM RESIN EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OPOPANAX CHIRONIUM RESIN EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OPOPANAX%20CHIRONIUM%20RESIN%20EXTRACT