How we scored it
Essential oil distilled from eastern hemlock needles; whole terpene oil, fully plant-derived. Natural origin = 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
Steam-distilled from the needles of eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis. A natural conifer essential oil used in fragrance; no synthetic version sold under this name.
In plain English
An essential oil distilled from eastern hemlock tree needles, used as a natural fragrance ingredient in cosmetics.
CosIng definition: Tsuga Canadensis Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves 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 LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TSUGA CANADENSIS LEAF OIL. 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%20OIL