Database/Fragrance/Abies Alba Leaf Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Abies Alba Leaf Oil natural?

Yes. Distilled directly from fir needles; a whole natural essential oil.

INCI nameAbies Alba Leaf Oil
CAS90028-76-5
FunctionFragrance · Tonic
FeedstockSteam-distilled from Abies alba (fir) needles. No alternative…

How we scored it

Whole essential oil obtained by distillation of needles; this site's convention: essential oils = 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 Abies alba (fir) needles. No alternative industrial route for the whole oil.

In plain English

Essential oil distilled from fir tree needles, used for its fresh, woody fragrance. A whole natural essential oil.

CosIng definition: Abies Alba Leaf Oil is the volatile oil derived from the needles of the fir, Abies alba, Pinaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2ABIES ALBA LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ABIES ALBA LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ABIES%20ALBA%20LEAF%20OIL