How we scored it
Isolated by fractional distillation of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil; natural extraction dominates commercial supply and no petrochemical synthesis route is economically used.
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 by steam distillation and fractionation of eucalyptus essential oil, which is naturally rich in this compound. No commercially significant synthetic route displaces this natural extraction.
In plain English
The cooling, minty-smelling compound that gives eucalyptus its characteristic scent. It is distilled directly from eucalyptus leaves and used here as a fragrance and skin-conditioning ingredient.
Structure
1,3,3-trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
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.
- 2Eucalyptol. PubChem CID 2758. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3EUCALYPTOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4EUCALYPTOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EUCALYPTOL