How we scored it
Volatile essential oil from citronella leaves; terpene constituents are plant-derived = 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 the leaves of Java citronella grass, grown mainly in Asia. No synthetic route is used commercially for the whole oil.
In plain English
Citronella essential oil, steam-distilled from citronella grass leaves, used for fragrance and skin conditioning.
CosIng definition: Cymbopogon Winterianus Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Cymbopogon winterianus, Gramineae.
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 WINTERIANUS LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CYMBOPOGON WINTERIANUS 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%20WINTERIANUS%20LEAF%20OIL