How we scored it
Whole essential oil distilled from pine needles; botanical volatile oil, no fragment split needed.
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 Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris). No petrochemical alternative route exists for this essential oil.
In plain English
A pine-scented fragrance oil steam-distilled from the needles of the Scotch pine tree, used to scent cosmetic and personal care products.
CosIng definition: Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from 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 OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PINUS SYLVESTRIS LEAF OIL. 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%20OIL