How we scored it
Botanical resin 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 resin of the sal tree (Shorea robusta), native to the Indian subcontinent. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of sal tree resin, from Shorea robusta trees native to India. Used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Shorea Robusta Resin Extract is the extract of the resin of Shorea robusta, Dipterocarpaceae
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.
- 2SHOREA ROBUSTA RESIN EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SHOREA ROBUSTA RESIN EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SHOREA%20ROBUSTA%20RESIN%20EXTRACT