How we scored it
Whole-bud extract; resinous/phenolic mass is entirely botanical = 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
Extracted from the buds of Picea abies (Norway spruce) via solvent or water extraction. No synthetic route.
In plain English
An extract from spruce tree buds, used to help balance oily or blemish-prone skin. It's made by extracting the young buds of the Norway spruce.
CosIng definition: Picea Abies Bud Extract is an extract of the buds of the Norway spruce, Picea abies (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.
- 2PICEA ABIES BUD EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PICEA ABIES BUD EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PICEA%20ABIES%20BUD%20EXTRACT