How we scored it
Essential oil distilled from lemongrass leaves; wholly plant-derived. 100/100=1.00.
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
Lemongrass oil is produced by steam distillation of fresh Cymbopogon citratus leaves, grown widely in Asia and South America. No synthetic route is used commercially to produce this fragrance oil.
In plain English
A fragrant oil steam-distilled from lemongrass leaves, giving a fresh, citrusy scent to perfumed products. It is extracted directly from the plant, not synthesised.
CosIng definition: "Lemon Grass Oil; Indian Verbena Oil; Indian Melissa Oil". Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Oil is an essential oil obtained from the leaves of the Lemon Grass, Cymbopogon citratus, Poaceae. It contains citral (75-85%), methylheptenone, citronellal, geraniol, limonene
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.
- 2CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CYMBOPOGON%20CITRATUS%20LEAF%20OIL