Borneol has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Borneol is made from camphene derived from pine turpentine, or extracted directly from aromatic plants; both are natural-feedstock routes. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Is Borneol natural? NOI 1.00 — Is That Natural?

How we scored it

Dominant industrial route: acid-catalyzed hydration of camphene from pine-tree turpentine, a natural feedstock with no petrochemical carbon introduced = 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

Most borneol is produced from camphene obtained from pine-tree turpentine via acid-catalyzed hydration. It can also be extracted directly from certain aromatic plants.

In plain English

A camphor-like, woody-scented compound used in fragrances. It is produced from pine-tree turpentine or extracted directly from certain aromatic plants.

Structure

PubChem CID 64685 ↗

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.
2Borneol. PubChem CID 64685. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
3BORNEOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
4BORNEOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BORNEOL