How we scored it
Cold-pressed/distilled volatile oil from lime peel; whole natural extract → 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
Obtained by cold-pressing or steam-distilling the peel of Citrus aurantifolia (lime). This is the standard commercial route; no synthetic version is sold under this name.
In plain English
A citrus fragrance oil pressed or distilled from lime peel. It gives products a fresh, zesty scent and comes directly from the fruit peel.
CosIng definition: Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the peel of 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 PEEL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA PEEL 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%20PEEL%20OIL