Database/Antifoaming/Pinene
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Pinene natural?

Yes. Pinene is isolated by distillation from pine turpentine, a natural terpene feedstock, with no added synthetic atoms.

INCI namePinene
CAS80-56-8
FormulaC10H16 · 136.23 Da
FunctionAntifoaming · Fragrance
FeedstockFractionally distilled from gum turpentine or crude sulfate…

How we scored it

C10H16 136.2; every carbon is from pine turpentine terpene (b). 136.2 / 136.2 = 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

Fractionally distilled from gum turpentine or crude sulfate turpentine, by-products of pine tapping and kraft pulping. No petrochemical route is in commercial use.

In plain English

A fresh, pine-smelling hydrocarbon used as a fragrance ingredient. It is the main component of turpentine and is isolated by distillation from pine resin or pulp-mill by-products.

CosIng definition: Pinene is the organic compound

Structure

2D structure of Pinene

2,6,6-trimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-1-ene

PubChem CID 15837102 ↗

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2Pinene. PubChem CID 15837102. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3PINENE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4PINENE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PINENE