How we scored it
Whole essential oil obtained by steam distillation of cypress leaves; botanical essential oils = 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-distilled from the leaves and twigs of Cupressus sempervirens (Italian cypress). No alternative synthetic route is used commercially.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from cypress tree leaves, used to add scent and to condition skin. It is a plant-derived volatile oil with no synthetic processing beyond distillation.
CosIng definition: Cupressus Sempervirens Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Cupressus sempervirens.
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 LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS 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%20LEAF%20OIL