How we scored it
Steam-distilled volatile oil, 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
Steam-distilled from the leaves of Eucalyptus polybractea (blue mallee), grown mainly in Australia. No synthetic route is used.
In plain English
An essential oil distilled from blue mallee eucalyptus leaves, used for fragrance and to help condition skin.
CosIng definition: Eucalyptus Polybractea Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Eucalyptus polybractea.
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 POLYBRACTEA LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EUCALYPTUS POLYBRACTEA 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%20POLYBRACTEA%20LEAF%20OIL