How we scored it
Volatile oil expressed from tree bark. No synthetic fragment. 100% natural.
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 distilling or expressing the bark of the camphor tree, Cinnamomum camphora. The oil is an unmodified natural essential oil.
In plain English
An essential oil from the bark of the camphor tree. Used in personal care products for fragrance and as a skin-conditioning, tonic ingredient.
CosIng definition: Cinnamomum Camphora Bark Oil is the volatile oil expressed from the bark of the Camphor, Cinnamomum camphora (L.), Lauraceae
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.
- 2CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA BARK OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA BARK OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CINNAMOMUM%20CAMPHORA%20BARK%20OIL