How we scored it
Expressed volatile oil from kaffir lime peel; entirely plant terpenes, no synthetic fragment. 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-expressed or distilled from the peel of Citrus hystrix (kaffir lime). No petrochemical alternative route is used.
In plain English
An essential oil pressed from kaffir lime peel. Used as a fragrance ingredient and skin conditioner, and sometimes as a flavouring. Comes directly from the citrus peel.
CosIng definition: Citrus Hystrix Peel Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the peel of 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 PEEL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS HYSTRIX 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%20HYSTRIX%20PEEL%20OIL