How we scored it
Volatile essential oil cold-pressed/distilled from lime fruit; whole essential oil counted as natural per this site's convention.
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
Cold-pressed or steam-distilled from the fruit/peel of Citrus aurantifolia (lime). Single commercial route, no synthetic equivalent used.
In plain English
Lime essential oil extracted from the fruit, giving products a citrus scent and mild conditioning or cleansing effect. Entirely plant-derived, obtained directly from the fruit.
CosIng definition: Citrus Aurantifolia Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the fruits of the Lime, Citrus aurantifolia, Rutaceae
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.
- 2CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CITRUS%20AURANTIFOLIA%20OIL