How we scored it
Steam-distilled volatile oil of plant parts; 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
Dominant route is steam distillation of wintergreen plant material, giving an oil that is mostly methyl salicylate. Synthetic methyl salicylate is sold separately and is not this INCI material.
In plain English
The essential oil steam-distilled from wintergreen plants, used for its minty, medicinal fragrance and skin-conditioning role. It consists mostly of methyl salicylate occurring naturally in the plant.
CosIng definition: Gaultheria Procumbens Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of Gaultheria procumbens, Ericaceae.
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.
- 2GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GAULTHERIA%20PROCUMBENS%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20OIL