How we scored it
Steam-distilled/expressed essential oil of cumin seed; oils are rated 1.0 by this site's convention.
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 or expression of Cuminum cyminum seeds. No alternative synthetic route is used for this essential oil.
In plain English
An essential oil pressed or distilled from cumin seeds, used to add a warm, spicy fragrance to products.
CosIng definition: Cuminum Cyminum Seed Oil is the volatile oil expressed form the seeds of the Cumin, Cuminum cyminum L., Umbelliferae
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.
- 2CUMINUM CYMINUM SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CUMINUM CYMINUM SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CUMINUM%20CYMINUM%20SEED%20OIL