How we scored it
Essential oil steam-distilled from celery leaves: plant terpenes and related volatiles 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
Leaves of celery (Apium graveolens) are steam-distilled to give the essential oil. No commercially significant alternative route.
In plain English
An essential oil distilled from the leaves of celery, Apium graveolens. It is used to give products a green, celery-like fragrance.
CosIng definition: Apium Graveolens Leaf Oil is an essential oil obtained from the leaves of the celery, Apium graveolens 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.
- 2APIUM GRAVEOLENS LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3APIUM GRAVEOLENS LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=APIUM%20GRAVEOLENS%20LEAF%20OIL