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 needles of Tsuga canadensis (Eastern Hemlock). No significant alternative route.
In plain English
An extract of Eastern Hemlock needles, used to help protect and condition skin in cosmetic formulas.
CosIng definition: Tsuga Canadensis Leaf Extract is the extract of the needles of the Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis (L.), 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 LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TSUGA CANADENSIS LEAF 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%20LEAF%20EXTRACT