How we scored it
Essential oil distilled from angelica seeds; entirely plant carbon.
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 seeds of Angelica archangelica. No synthetic route is used.
In plain English
An essential oil distilled from the seeds of the angelica plant, sometimes called Holy Ghost root. Used for its warm, musky scent and skin-conditioning properties in perfumery.
CosIng definition: Angelica Archangelica Seed Oil is the essential oil obtained from the seeds of the plant of the Holy Ghost, Angelica archangelica L., Umbelliferae
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.
- 2ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANGELICA%20ARCHANGELICA%20SEED%20OIL