How we scored it
Oil expressed from garlic bulb; expressed botanical oil = 1.0 by 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
Expressed directly from fresh garlic (Allium sativum) bulbs. No alternative commercial route.
In plain English
Oil pressed directly from garlic bulbs, used to fragrance and condition. It's a simple mechanically expressed plant oil.
CosIng definition: Allium Sativum Bulb Oil is the oil expressed from the bulb of the Garlic, Allium sativum L., Liliaceae
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.
- 2ALLIUM SATIVUM BULB OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ALLIUM SATIVUM BULB OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALLIUM%20SATIVUM%20BULB%20OIL