Database/Skin Conditioning/Artemisia Dracunculus Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Artemisia Dracunculus Oil natural?

Yes. Volatile oil distilled directly from whole tarragon herb; no synthetic processing step, natural feedstock throughout.

INCI nameArtemisia Dracunculus Oil
CAS90131-45-6
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Perfuming
FeedstockSteam-distilled from the whole herb of Artemisia dracunculus…

How we scored it

Whole essential oil obtained by steam distillation of the herb; entire mass is natural plant material by this site's convention (botanical 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

Steam-distilled from the whole herb of Artemisia dracunculus (tarragon). No alternative synthetic route exists for this essential oil.

In plain English

An essential oil steam-distilled from the whole tarragon herb. Used as a fragrance and skin-conditioning ingredient for its distinctive anise-like scent.

CosIng definition: Artemisia Dracunculus Oil is an essential oil obtained from the whole herbs of the Tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus L., Compositae

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