How we scored it
Volatile oil steam-distilled from Roman chamomile flowers, leaves and stems: plant terpenes and esters only. 1.0 / 1.0 = 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
Flowers, leaves and stems of Roman chamomile (Anthemis nobilis, now Chamaemelum nobile) are steam-distilled to give a volatile oil. No commercially significant alternative route.
In plain English
A volatile essential oil steam-distilled from the flowers, leaves and stems of Roman chamomile (Anthemis nobilis, now called Chamaemelum nobile). It is used in products for fragrance and as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Anthemis Nobilis Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flower, leaves and stems of Anthemis nobilis. The accepted scientific name for Anthemis nobilis is Chamaemelum nobile, Asteraceae.
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.
- 2ANTHEMIS NOBILIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ANTHEMIS NOBILIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANTHEMIS%20NOBILIS%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20OIL