How we scored it
Essential oil steam-distilled from celery (var. rapaccum) seeds: 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
Seeds of the celery variety Apium graveolens var. rapaccum (celeriac group) are steam-distilled to give the essential oil. No commercially significant alternative route.
In plain English
An essential oil distilled from the seeds of a celery variety, Apium graveolens var. rapaccum (celeriac). It is used to give products a celery-like fragrance.
CosIng definition: Apium Graveolens Rapaccum Seed Oil is an essential oil obtained from the seeds of the celery, Apium graveolens, var. rapaccum, 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 RAPACCUM SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3APIUM GRAVEOLENS RAPACCUM SEED 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%20RAPACCUM%20SEED%20OIL