How we scored it
Cold-pressed volatile oil from tangerine peel; whole natural extract → 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 cold-pressing the peel of Citrus reticulata (tangerine/mandarin). Standard commercial route; no synthetic equivalent sold under this name.
In plain English
A citrus fragrance oil pressed from tangerine peel, giving products a sweet, fruity scent. It is obtained directly from the fruit peel with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Citrus Reticulata Peel Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the peel of tangerine, Citrus reticulata, 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 RETICULATA PEEL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CITRUS RETICULATA 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%20RETICULATA%20PEEL%20OIL