How we scored it
Whole botanical essential oil from steam distillation of arnica flowers; this site's convention rates essential oils 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
Obtained by steam or solvent distillation of Arnica montana flowers. No synthetic route is used; it is entirely plant-derived.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from arnica flowers, a mountain plant traditionally used in topical preparations. Used here mainly as a fragrance ingredient.
CosIng definition: Arnica Montana Flower Oil is an essential oil obtained from distillation of the flowers of arnica, Arnica montana L., 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.
- 2ARNICA MONTANA FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARNICA MONTANA FLOWER OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARNICA%20MONTANA%20FLOWER%20OIL