Database/Skin Conditioning/Curcuma Longa Root Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Curcuma Longa Root Oil natural?

Yes. Steam-distilled turmeric rhizome oil; entire mass is plant-derived essential oil.

INCI nameCurcuma Longa Root Oil
CAS84775-52-0
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Perfuming
FeedstockDistilled from the dried rhizome (root) of turmeric,…

How we scored it

Botanical essential oil per this site's convention; no fragments to compute.
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

Distilled from the dried rhizome (root) of turmeric, Curcuma longa, grown mainly in India and Southeast Asia. Steam distillation is the standard commercial route.

In plain English

A fragrant oil steam-distilled from turmeric root. Used in cosmetics to condition skin and add a warm, spicy scent.

CosIng definition: Curcuma Longa Root Oil is the oil obtained from the root of the Turmeric, Curcuma longa L., Zingiberaceae

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. 2CURCUMA LONGA ROOT OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CURCUMA LONGA ROOT OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CURCUMA%20LONGA%20ROOT%20OIL