How we scored it
Botanical wood/sapwood extract; plant-origin compounds only → 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 sapwood of the linden tree (Tilia cordata) using water or hydro-alcoholic solvents. No synthetic alternative is used.
In plain English
A soothing extract from linden tree sapwood, traditionally used to refresh and calm skin in cosmetic formulas. It's made by extracting the wood with water or a water-alcohol solvent.
CosIng definition: Tilia Cordata Wood Extract is an extract of the sapwood of the Linden, Tilia cordata, Tiliaceae
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.
- 2TILIA CORDATA WOOD EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TILIA CORDATA WOOD EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TILIA%20CORDATA%20WOOD%20EXTRACT