Database/Fragrance/Eugenia Caryophyllus Bud Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Eugenia Caryophyllus Bud Oil natural?

Yes. Eugenol and caryophyllene occur naturally in clove buds and are captured intact by steam distillation.

INCI nameEugenia Caryophyllus Bud Oil
CAS84961-50-2
FunctionFragrance · Perfuming
FeedstockSteam-distilled from dried clove flower buds (Syzygium aromaticum).…

How we scored it

Whole clove bud essential oil; eugenol, acetyleugenol and caryophyllene are all native oil constituents = 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 dried clove flower buds (Syzygium aromaticum). The whole-oil route dominates supply; isolated eugenol can also be extracted from this same oil.

In plain English

Clove essential oil, steam-distilled from dried clove buds. Used as a fragrance ingredient, giving products a warm, spicy scent.

CosIng definition: "Clove Oil". Eugenia Caryophyllus Bud Oil is an essential oil steam-distilled from the dried flower buds of the Clove, Syzygium aromaticum, syn. Eugenia caryophyllus, Myrtaceae. It contains eugenol (82-87% including about 10% acetyleugenol), caryophyllene

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. 2EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS BUD OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS BUD OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EUGENIA%20CARYOPHYLLUS%20BUD%20OIL