How we scored it
Expressed essential oil: D-limonene (up to 90%), decanal, methyl anthranilate, linalool, terpineol are all constituents of the oil itself, natural origin (b). 1.0 / 1.0 = 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
Cold-pressed (expressed) from fresh sweet orange peel, mostly as a by-product of orange juice production. Limonene is the main component; no synthetic route is relevant to this entry.
In plain English
Sweet orange oil, pressed from the fresh peel of the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). It is mostly limonene and gives products an orange scent. Most of it is a by-product of orange juice production.
CosIng definition: "Orange Oil";"Sweet Orange Oil". Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil Expressed is an essential oil expressed from the fresh epicarps of the Sweet Orange, Citrus aurantium L. var. dulcis L. (syn: Citrus sinensis), Rutaceae. It contains D-limonene (up to 90%), decanaldehyde, methyl anthranilate, linalool, and terpineol
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 DULCIS PEEL OIL EXPRESSED. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS PEEL OIL EXPRESSED. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CITRUS%20AURANTIUM%20DULCIS%20PEEL%20OIL%20EXPRESSED