How we scored it
Whole botanical bark extract; plant carbon only.
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 bark of black pine trees by solvent or water extraction. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An antioxidant-rich extract from black pine bark, added to skincare to help protect skin from everyday environmental stress.
CosIng definition: Pinus Nigra Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of Pinus nigra.
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 NIGRA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PINUS NIGRA BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PINUS%20NIGRA%20BARK%20EXTRACT