Database/Fragrance/Cinnamomum Camphora Wood Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Cinnamomum Camphora Wood Oil natural?

Yes. Obtained by steam-distilling Cinnamomum camphora wood; entirely plant-derived volatile oil.

INCI nameCinnamomum Camphora Wood Oil
FunctionFragrance · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockFeedstock is camphor tree wood, steam-distilled to yield…

How we scored it

Volatile oil steam-distilled from camphor tree wood; essential oil; this site's convention = 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

Feedstock is camphor tree wood, steam-distilled to yield the essential oil. No synthetic alternative route is used for this material.

In plain English

An essential oil steam-distilled from camphor tree wood, used to add fragrance and condition the skin.

CosIng definition: Cinnamomum Camphora (Camphor) Wood Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the wood of Cinnamomum camphora, Lauraceae.

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. 2CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA WOOD OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA WOOD 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%20WOOD%20OIL