Database/Fragrance/Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana Wood Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana Wood Oil natural?

Yes. Steam-distilled essential oil; all mass plant-derived.

INCI nameChamaecyparis Lawsoniana Wood Oil
CAS91745-96-9
FunctionFragrance · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockObtained by steam distillation of the wood of…

How we scored it

Volatile (essential) oil distilled from Port Orford cedar wood; entirely botanical.
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 Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Port Orford cedar/Lawson cypress).

In plain English

A fragrant essential oil steam-distilled from Port Orford cedar wood, used for scent and skin conditioning.

CosIng definition: Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana Wood Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the wood of the tree, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Cupressaceae

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