How we scored it
Volatile oil distilled from dried hop cones; wholly plant-derived.
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 dried cones of hops (Humulus lupulus). No synthetic alternative used.
In plain English
An essential oil distilled from dried hop cones, the same plant used in beer brewing. Used as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics.
CosIng definition: Humulus Lupulus Cone Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the freshly dried membranous cones of the female plants of the Hops, Humulus lupulus L., Cannabidaceae
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.
- 2HUMULUS LUPULUS OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HUMULUS LUPULUS OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HUMULUS%20LUPULUS%20OIL