How we scored it
Cold-pressed peel oil: linalyl acetate, linalool, limonene and bergaptene are all made by the fruit (n=1); no added reagents. 1 / 1 = 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
Bergamot peel (grown mainly in Calabria, Italy) is mechanically cold-pressed and the oil is separated from the juice and water. Synthetic or reconstituted bergamot compositions are separate perfumery products, not this INCI.
In plain English
The aromatic oil pressed from the rind of the bergamot orange, used to give products a fresh citrus scent. It is obtained by mechanically pressing the fruit peel, with no chemical synthesis.
CosIng definition: "Bergamot Oil"; "Bergamot Orange Oil". Citrus Bergamia Peel Oil Expressed is an essential oil expressed from the epicarps of the Bergamot, Citrus bergamia risso, Rutaceae. It contains 35-45% L-linalyl acetate, about 6% linalool, D-limonene, DL-limonene and bergaptene
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 BERGAMIA PEEL OIL EXPRESSED. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS BERGAMIA 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%20BERGAMIA%20PEEL%20OIL%20EXPRESSED