How we scored it
Essential oil steam-distilled from lemongrass; 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
This lemongrass oil is produced by steam distillation of fresh Cymbopogon schoenanthus leaves. No synthetic alternative is used commercially for this fragrance oil.
In plain English
A fragrant oil steam-distilled from a lemongrass species, used to scent products. It is extracted directly from the plant with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil is the volatile oil obtained by the steam distillation of fresh Lemon Grass, Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.), 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 SCHOENANTHUS OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CYMBOPOGON SCHOENANTHUS OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CYMBOPOGON%20SCHOENANTHUS%20OIL