How we scored it
Botanical (conifer needle) extract; this site's convention 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
Extracted from the needles of the maritime pine, Pinus pinaster, by solvent or aqueous extraction. No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
A plant extract from maritime pine needles used for general skin conditioning in cosmetic formulas.
CosIng definition: Pinus Pinaster Leaf Extract is the extract of the leaves 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 LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PINUS PINASTER LEAF 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%20LEAF%20EXTRACT