Is Bulnesia Sarmientoi Wood Oil natural?

Q: Is Bulnesia Sarmientoi Wood Oil natural?

Bulnesia Sarmientoi Wood Oil has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 1.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Distilled directly from Bulnesia sarmientoi wood, entirely plant-derived. An NOI of 1.00 means 100% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

Yes. Distilled directly from Bulnesia sarmientoi wood, entirely plant-derived.

INCI nameBulnesia Sarmientoi Wood Oil

FunctionFragrance · Skin Conditioning

FeedstockObtained by steam distillation of the wood of…

How we scored it

Volatile wood oil, botanical origin, this site's convention = 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 distillation of the wood of Bulnesia sarmientoi trees. No synthetic processing beyond extraction/distillation.

In plain English

A fragrant oil distilled from the wood of the Bulnesia sarmientoi tree (a source of guaiacwood oil), used as a fragrance and skin-conditioning ingredient.

CosIng definition: Bulnesia Sarmientoi Wood Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the wood of Bulnesia sarmientoi

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