How we scored it
Volatile oil distilled from swamp pine needles; whole terpene oil, natural origin, no synthetic fraction. Natural = 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
Steam-distilled from the needles of swamp (longleaf) pine, Pinus palustris, the classic natural pine oil. Synthetic terpene fragrance substitutes exist but are sold under other names.
In plain English
A pine-scented oil distilled from swamp pine needles, used as a fragrance ingredient. It is a natural essential oil straight from the tree.
CosIng definition: Pinus Palustris Oil is the volatile oil obtained from distillation of the needles of Swamp Pine, Pinus palustris, Pinaceae. Pine oil.
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 PALUSTRIS OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PINUS PALUSTRIS OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PINUS%20PALUSTRIS%20OIL