How we scored it
Essential oil, botanical origin, this site's convention = 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 steam distillation of Citrus hystrix (kaffir lime) leaves. No synthetic processing beyond extraction.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from the leaves of the kaffir lime (combava) tree, used to add fragrance to cosmetic products.
CosIng definition: Citrus Hystrix Leaf Oil is an essential oil obtained from the leaves of the the Combave, Citrus hystrix, 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 HYSTRIX LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS HYSTRIX LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CITRUS%20HYSTRIX%20LEAF%20OIL