Database/Fragrance/Cymbopogon Flexuosus Leaf Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Cymbopogon Flexuosus Leaf Oil natural?

Yes. A steam-distilled lemongrass essential oil, used for its natural citrus-like fragrance.

INCI nameCymbopogon Flexuosus Leaf Oil
FunctionFragrance
FeedstockDistilled from the leaves of Cymbopogon flexuosus (lemongrass).…

How we scored it

Volatile essential oil from lemongrass leaves; citral and other terpenes are plant-derived. 1.0 per essential-oil 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

Distilled from the leaves of Cymbopogon flexuosus (lemongrass). No petrochemical equivalent is used commercially.

In plain English

An essential oil distilled from lemongrass leaves, used to give products a fresh, citrusy scent. It's extracted directly from the lemongrass plant.

CosIng definition: Cymbopogon Flexuosus Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Cymbopogon flexuosus.

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. 2CYMBOPOGON FLEXUOSUS LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CYMBOPOGON FLEXUOSUS 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%20FLEXUOSUS%20LEAF%20OIL