How we scored it
Volatile oil distilled from guaiac wood; botanical oil = 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 from the wood of the guaiacum (lignum vitae) tree. Used as a natural essential oil.
In plain English
A woody essential oil distilled from guaiac tree wood, used to add scent in fragrances. It is a natural plant extract with no synthetic processing.
CosIng definition: Guaiacum Officinale Wood Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the wood of Guaiacum officinale L., Zygophyllaceae
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.
- 2GUAIACUM OFFICINALE WOOD OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3GUAIACUM OFFICINALE WOOD OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GUAIACUM%20OFFICINALE%20WOOD%20OIL