How we scored it
Plant resin extract, no synthetic fragments → 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 resin of the Protium heptaphyllum tree, a South American Burseraceae species. No synthetic alternative is used commercially.
In plain English
An extract from the aromatic resin of a South American tree, used to add a natural fragrance to cosmetics.
CosIng definition: Protium Heptaphyllum Resin Extract is the extract of the resin of Protium heptaphyllum (Burseraceae).
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.
- 2PROTIUM HEPTAPHYLLUM RESIN EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PROTIUM HEPTAPHYLLUM RESIN EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PROTIUM%20HEPTAPHYLLUM%20RESIN%20EXTRACT