How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil of Eucalyptus globulus leaves and twigs: 1,8-cineole and other terpenes 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
Dominant route is steam distillation of cultivated or harvested Eucalyptus globulus foliage. No common alternative route.
In plain English
Eucalyptus essential oil, steam-distilled from the leaves and twigs of blue gum eucalyptus. It has a fresh, camphor-like scent mainly from 1,8-cineole and is used as a fragrance ingredient.
CosIng definition: Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf/Twig Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves and twigs of Eucalyptus globulus, Myrtaceae
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.
- 2EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS LEAF/TWIG OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS LEAF/TWIG OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EUCALYPTUS%20GLOBULUS%20LEAF/TWIG%20OIL