Database/Emollient/Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Oil natural?

Yes. A plant essential oil obtained by distillation, with no synthetic components.

INCI nameChamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Oil
CAS91745-97-0
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockSteam-distilled from the leaves of Chamaecyparis obtusa (Hinoki…

How we scored it

Volatile essential oil steam-distilled from Hinoki cypress leaves; botanical oil → 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

Steam-distilled from the leaves of Chamaecyparis obtusa (Hinoki cypress). No synthetic route.

In plain English

An essential oil steam-distilled from Hinoki cypress leaves, used as a skin-conditioning emollient. A traditional Japanese tree oil.

CosIng definition: Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Chamaecyparis obtusa, 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 OBTUSA LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CHAMAECYPARIS%20OBTUSA%20LEAF%20OIL