How we scored it
Extract of maritime pine bark and buds; all plant-derived with no synthetic fragment; 1.0 / 1.0 = 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
Maritime pine bark and buds are extracted with water, alcohol or other cosmetic solvents and filtered. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the bark and buds of the maritime pine, used in skin-care and oral-care products as an antioxidant, antimicrobial and skin-conditioning ingredient. It carries pine polyphenols and is made by extracting the plant material.
CosIng definition: Pinus Pinaster Bark/Bud Extract is an extract of the bark and pine buds of the Maritime Pine, Pinus pinaster, 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 PINASTER BARK/BUD EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PINUS PINASTER BARK/BUD EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PINUS%20PINASTER%20BARK/BUD%20EXTRACT