Database/Fragrance/Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil natural?

Yes. Essential oil from citrus peel; wholly natural, no petrochemical route commercially used.

INCI nameCitrus Tangerina Peel Oil
CAS223748-44-5
FunctionFragrance · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockCold-expressed from the peel of ripe tangerine (Citrus…

How we scored it

Volatile oil expressed from tangerine 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 from the peel of ripe tangerine (Citrus tangerina). No petrochemical alternative route exists.

In plain English

An essential oil pressed from tangerine peel. Adds citrus fragrance and conditions skin. Comes directly from the fruit's peel.

CosIng definition: Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil is the volatile oil expressed from the peel of the ripe fruit the Tangerina, Citrus Tangerina, Rutaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2CITRUS TANGERINA PEEL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CITRUS TANGERINA 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%20TANGERINA%20PEEL%20OIL