How we scored it
Dried, ground maritime-pine bark: whole plant tissue (lignin, tannins, cellulose), all plant-derived. 1.00 x 100% = 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
Dominant route is drying and milling the bark of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster), a forestry by-product. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
Ground, dried bark of the maritime pine. It is listed as an abrasive (a scrubbing particle) and skin-conditioning ingredient. It is simply the bark, dried and milled into powder.
CosIng definition: Pinaster Bark Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground bark of 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 POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PINUS PINASTER BARK POWDER. 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%20POWDER