How we scored it
Pine needle and twig essential oil: alpha-pinene, limonene, carene and other terpenes, all plant-derived (b). 1.00 x 100% = 1.00.
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 steam distillation of the needles and twigs of Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra), a conifer of the Alps and Carpathians. No synthetic alternative exists for the oil.
In plain English
The essential oil steam-distilled from the needles and twigs of the Swiss stone pine. It is listed as a perfuming ingredient and gives a resinous pine scent. It is a mixture of natural terpene aroma compounds.
CosIng definition: Pinus Cembra Twig Leaf Oil is an essential oil obtained from the leaves, twigs of the Pine, Pinus cembra 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.
- 2PINUS CEMBRA TWIG LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PINUS CEMBRA TWIG LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PINUS%20CEMBRA%20TWIG%20LEAF%20OIL