How we scored it
Volatile essential oil from bitter orange blossoms (neroli); whole plant oil. 1.0 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
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil (neroli) is distilled from bitter-orange blossoms. It is a concentrated but unmodified natural plant oil.
In plain English
Neroli oil, a fragrant essential oil distilled from bitter-orange blossoms, used to scent products and condition skin. It comes straight from the flower with no synthetic additions.
CosIng definition: Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers of the Bitter Orange, Citrus aurantium L. var. amara L., 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 AURANTIUM AMARA FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA FLOWER OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CITRUS%20AURANTIUM%20AMARA%20FLOWER%20OIL