Database/Fragrance/Eucalyptus Globulus Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Eucalyptus Globulus Oil natural?

Yes. The oil is steam-distilled from Eucalyptus globulus leaves, so every atom is a plant terpenoid or other plant volatile; none is petrochemical.

INCI nameEucalyptus Globulus Oil
FunctionFragrance
FeedstockDominant feedstock is eucalyptus leaves, steam-distilled and often…

How we scored it

Essential oil: mainly 1,8-cineole plus alpha-pinene and limonene, all leaf terpenoids (n=1). CosIng has no monograph; read as the leaf oil. 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 feedstock is eucalyptus leaves, steam-distilled and often rectified. Isolated or synthetic cineole would be listed under a different INCI name (Eucalyptol), not as this oil.

In plain English

The essential oil steam-distilled from the leaves of the blue gum tree (Eucalyptus globulus). Its main component is 1,8-cineole, which gives the fresh, camphor-like scent. It is used as a fragrance ingredient in balms, bath products and similar items.

CosIng definition: The monograph for this INCI name is under development.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS 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%20OIL