How we scored it
Essential oil steam-distilled from the whole herb of sweet wormwood: 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
The whole herb of sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua) is steam-distilled to give the essential oil. No commercially significant alternative route.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from the whole herb of sweet wormwood, Artemisia annua. It is used to give products a fragrance.
CosIng definition: Artemisia Annua Herb Oil is an essential oil obtained from the whole herbs of the plant Artemisia annua 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 ANNUA HERB OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ARTEMISIA ANNUA HERB OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ARTEMISIA%20ANNUA%20HERB%20OIL