How we scored it
Whole wood extract; every atom traces to teak wood material. 1.0 by this site's convention for botanical extracts.
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
Produced by extracting the wood of teak (Tectona grandis, Lamiaceae). No petrochemical route exists for a plant extract.
In plain English
An extract from teak tree wood, used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning ingredient to help keep skin soft and smooth.
CosIng definition: Tectona Grandis Wood Extract is the extract of the wood of Tectona grandis L., Lamiaceae
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.
- 2TECTONA GRANDIS WOOD EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TECTONA GRANDIS WOOD EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TECTONA%20GRANDIS%20WOOD%20EXTRACT