How we scored it
Volatile oil from a plant; every constituent (terpenoids such as thujone, chamazulene, sabinyl acetate) is plant-derived, n = 1. Natural mass 100% = 1.00.
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
Dominant route is steam distillation of the harvested whole plant of Artemisia absinthium. No commercially significant synthetic route exists for the oil as a whole.
In plain English
Wormwood essential oil, a bitter, herbal-smelling oil listed in cosmetics for its antimicrobial function. It is steam-distilled from the whole wormwood plant, Artemisia absinthium, and is a natural mixture of plant terpenes and related aroma compounds.
CosIng definition: Artemisia Absinthium Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the whole plant of the Wormwort, Artemisia absinthium L., Compositae
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.
- 2ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARTEMISIA%20ABSINTHIUM%20OIL