How we scored it
Botanical (conifer needle) 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
Extracted from the needles of the Norway spruce, Picea abies, typically by solvent or steam extraction. No synthetic route.
In plain English
A plant extract from spruce needles used to help calm oily, flake-prone scalp and skin conditions. Derived from the needles of the Norway spruce tree.
CosIng definition: Picea Abies Leaf Extract is an extract of the needles 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 LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PICEA ABIES LEAF 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%20LEAF%20EXTRACT