How we scored it
Plant extract: all constituents are plant metabolites (n=1); extraction solvent leaves no mass in the named ingredient. 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 feedstock is Scots pine needles, extracted with water, ethanol or glycol-water and filtered. No commercially significant synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the needles of the Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), a conifer common across Europe and northern Asia. It is listed as a tonic ingredient in skin and bath products. Made by extracting the needles with water, alcohol or a glycol, then filtering.
CosIng definition: Pinus Sylvestric Leaf Extract is an extract of the needles of the Scotch Pine, Pinus sylvestris L., 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 SYLVESTRIS LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PINUS SYLVESTRIS 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%20SYLVESTRIS%20LEAF%20EXTRACT