How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil from Eucalyptus kochii leaves; wholly plant-derived terpenes. 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
Produced by steam-distilling the leaves of Eucalyptus kochii, a mallee eucalypt grown for oil. No synthetic equivalent is used commercially for this named oil.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from eucalyptus leaves, used to scent products. It is entirely plant-derived, made by distilling the volatile oil straight out of the leaves.
CosIng definition: Eucalyptus Kochii Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Eucalyptus kochii.
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 KOCHII LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EUCALYPTUS KOCHII LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EUCALYPTUS%20KOCHII%20LEAF%20OIL