How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil (ylang ylang). Site rule: essential 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
Produced by steam distillation of Cananga odorata flowers (ylang ylang). No synthetic route; used whole as a fragrance oil.
In plain English
A floral fragrance oil steam-distilled from ylang ylang flowers, used to scent perfumes and skincare. Entirely plant-derived with no synthetic processing beyond distillation.
CosIng definition: Cananga Odorata Flower Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers Cananga odorata.
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.
- 2CANANGA ODORATA FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CANANGA ODORATA FLOWER OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CANANGA%20ODORATA%20FLOWER%20OIL