Database/Antioxidant/Aquilaria Malaccensis Wood Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Aquilaria Malaccensis Wood Oil natural?

Yes. Volatile oil distilled from agarwood; entirely plant-derived.

INCI nameAquilaria Malaccensis Wood Oil
FunctionAntioxidant · Fragrance
FeedstockSteam- or hydro-distilled from the resinous wood of…

How we scored it

Steam-distilled essential oil; botanical oil = 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

Steam- or hydro-distilled from the resinous wood of Aquilaria malaccensis (agarwood/oud). No synthetic alternative is in commercial use for the genuine oil.

In plain English

An essential oil distilled from agarwood (oud), a resin-infused wood prized for its scent. Used as a fragrance and skin-conditioning ingredient in high-end cosmetics.

CosIng definition: Aquilaria Malaccensis Wood Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the wood of Aquilaria malaccensis, Thymelaeaceae.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2AQUILARIA MALACCENSIS WOOD OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3AQUILARIA MALACCENSIS WOOD OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AQUILARIA%20MALACCENSIS%20WOOD%20OIL