How we scored it
Expressed citrus peel oil: limonene and other terpenes, aldehydes and esters all plant-derived, n = 1. Natural mass 100% = 1.00.
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
Dominant route is cold expression of the fruit peel. No alternative route is in commercial use for this peel oil.
In plain English
Laraha orange peel oil, a citrus-scented oil used for fragrance. It is pressed from the peel of the laraha orange, Citrus aurantium currassuviensis, the bitter orange grown on Curacao, and consists mostly of limonene and other citrus terpenes.
CosIng definition: Citrus Aurantium Currassuviensis Peel Oil is the volatile oil expressed from the peel of the laraha orange, Citrus aurantium currassuviensis
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 CURRASSUVIENSIS PEEL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS AURANTIUM CURRASSUVIENSIS 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%20CURRASSUVIENSIS%20PEEL%20OIL