How we scored it
Essential oil steam-distilled from Palo Santo wood; botanical oils = 1.0 by rule.
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
Distilled from the wood of the Palo Santo tree (Bursera graveolens). Used whole as a natural essential oil with no synthetic processing.
In plain English
A fragrant essential oil distilled from Palo Santo wood, used to scent perfumes and cosmetics. It comes straight from the tree with no synthetic ingredients added.
CosIng definition: Bursera Graveolens Wood Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the wood of Bursera graveolens, Burseraceae
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.
- 2BURSERA GRAVEOLENS WOOD OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BURSERA GRAVEOLENS WOOD OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BURSERA%20GRAVEOLENS%20WOOD%20OIL