How we scored it
Cold-pressed/distilled peel oil; oils = 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 pressing or distilling the peel of Citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange). No petrochemical alternative.
In plain English
An essential oil from bitter orange peel used to condition skin. Made by pressing or distilling the peel of bitter oranges.
CosIng definition: Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Peel Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the peel of Citrus aurantium amara.
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 PEEL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA 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%20AURANTIUM%20AMARA%20PEEL%20OIL