How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil; botanical oil = 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 dried Cymbopogon flexuosus (East Indian lemongrass). No synthetic alternative is used commercially.
In plain English
An essential oil distilled from dried lemongrass, giving a fresh citrus scent. Used as a natural fragrance ingredient in cosmetics and personal care products.
CosIng definition: Cymbopogon Flexuosus Oil is the volatile oil obtained form the dried Lemon Grass, Cymbopogon flexuosus, Poaceae
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 FLEXUOSUS OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CYMBOPOGON FLEXUOSUS 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%20OIL