How we scored it
Cold-expressed essential oil from mandarin peel; vegetable/essential oils 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
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil is cold-expressed from fresh mandarin orange peel. It is used as the whole expressed oil, not synthetically fractionated.
In plain English
A fragrant oil squeezed from mandarin orange peel. It gives products a citrus scent and light skin-conditioning benefit.
CosIng definition: Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil is the oil expressed from the peel of the Mandarin, Citrus nobilis, 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 NOBILIS PEEL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS NOBILIS 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%20NOBILIS%20PEEL%20OIL