How we scored it
Wood extract, no single molecule: resin terpenes and phenolics are all plant-derived (n = 1; b for terpenes), so natural fraction = 1.0. Extraction solvents leave no counted mass.
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
Wood of Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra), grown in the Alps, is extracted with ethanol, water or a glycol-water solvent and filtered. No synthetic alternative route exists for a botanical extract.
In plain English
An extract of the wood of the Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra), an Alpine conifer. It is used in skin-care products as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It is made by soaking wood shavings in a solvent and filtering the liquid.
CosIng definition: Pinus Cembra Wood Extract is the extract of the wood of Pinus cembra, 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 WOOD EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PINUS CEMBRA WOOD EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PINUS%20CEMBRA%20WOOD%20EXTRACT