Is Pinus Densiflora Leaf Oil natural?

Q: Is Pinus Densiflora Leaf Oil natural?

Pinus Densiflora Leaf Oil has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Volatile oil distilled from Japanese red pine needles; distillation leaves no residual synthetic mass. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Volatile oil distilled from Japanese red pine needles; distillation leaves no residual synthetic mass.

INCI namePinus Densiflora Leaf Oil

FunctionAntimicrobial · Antioxidant

FeedstockObtained by steam distillation of the needles of…

How we scored it

Steam-distilled essential oil from pine needles; natural oils/distillates = 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

Obtained by steam distillation of the needles of Pinus densiflora (Japanese red pine). No petrochemical equivalent route.

In plain English

An essential oil distilled from Japanese red pine needles, used for its antioxidant, antimicrobial and skin-protecting properties.

CosIng definition: Pinus Densiflora Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Pinus densiflora.

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 DENSIFLORA LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
3PINUS DENSIFLORA 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%20DENSIFLORA%20LEAF%20OIL