How we scored it
Whole-plant extract; natural botanical extract = 1.0 by this site's convention.
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 bark of Tsuga canadensis (Eastern Hemlock). No significant alternative route.
In plain English
An extract from the bark of the Eastern Hemlock tree, used to condition skin in cosmetic products.
CosIng definition: Tsuga Canadensis Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of Tsuga Canadensis, 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.
- 2TSUGA CANADENSIS BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TSUGA CANADENSIS BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TSUGA%20CANADENSIS%20BARK%20EXTRACT