How we scored it
Plant oil from Scots pine cones (terpene mixture); every constituent is plant-derived, so 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
Obtained from the cones of Scots pine; CosIng calls it a fixed oil, though pine oils under this INCI are usually the terpene-rich distilled oil. No synthetic route applies.
In plain English
A pine-scented oil from the cones of the Scots pine, used mainly to give products a fresh, resinous fragrance. It is a plant-derived oil rich in terpenes such as pinene.
CosIng definition: Pinus Sylvestris Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the cone 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 OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PINUS SYLVESTRIS 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%20OIL