How we scored it
Whole volatile oil obtained from wood/branches; this site's convention rates botanical oils 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
Obtained from the branches and wood of Eremophila mitchellii, an Australian native tree, by distillation. Entirely plant-derived.
In plain English
A volatile oil obtained from the wood and branches of an Australian native shrub. Used as a binding or fragrance-related ingredient in formulations.
CosIng definition: Eremophila Mitchellii Wood Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the branches and wood of Eremophila mitchellii, Scrophulariaceae.
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.
- 2EREMOPHILA MITCHELLII WOOD OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EREMOPHILA MITCHELLII WOOD OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EREMOPHILA%20MITCHELLII%20WOOD%20OIL