How we scored it
Steam-distilled clove essential oil; eugenol, eugenyl acetate and caryophyllene are all 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
Distilled with steam from clove buds, leaves or stems, mainly in Indonesia and Madagascar. No alternative route applies; synthetic eugenol would be a separate ingredient.
In plain English
Clove oil, a fragrance ingredient with a warm, spicy scent. It is steam-distilled from clove buds or leaves and is mostly eugenol.
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.
- 2EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS 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%20OIL