How we scored it
Essential oil distilled from cypress branches and leaves; every constituent (mainly alpha-pinene, 3-carene, cedrol) is plant-derived, so 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
Steam distillation of cypress branches and leaves. No synthetic route supplies the INCI-defined oil.
In plain English
A fragrant essential oil steam-distilled from the branches and leaves of the Mediterranean cypress tree. It adds a fresh, woody, resinous scent to products and is also listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
CosIng definition: Cupressus Sempervirens Branch/Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the branches and leaves of Cupressus sempervirens, Cupressaceae.
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.
- 2CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS BRANCH/LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS BRANCH/LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CUPRESSUS%20SEMPERVIRENS%20BRANCH/LEAF%20OIL