How we scored it
Essential-oil sesquiterpenoids (mainly alpha-bisabolol) isolated by distillation, all natural origin (b); no synthetic fragment. 1.0 / 1.0 = 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
Dominant route is steam distillation of candeia (Eremanthus erythropappus) leaves and branches in Brazil. No commercially significant synthetic route exists for the oil as a whole.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from the leaves and branches of the Brazilian candeia tree, Eremanthus erythropappus, used to condition skin. It is rich in the natural terpene alcohol alpha-bisabolol.
CosIng definition: Eremanthus Erythropappus Branch/Leaf Oil is the volatile oil derived from the leaves and branches of Eremanthus erythropappus, Asteraceae.
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.
- 2EREMANTHUS ERYTHROPAPPUS BRANCH/LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EREMANTHUS ERYTHROPAPPUS BRANCH/LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EREMANTHUS%20ERYTHROPAPPUS%20BRANCH/LEAF%20OIL