How we scored it
Steam-distilled volatile oil: monoterpenes and oxygenated terpenoids of hyssop, all natural per b (n=1). 100% natural origin: 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 cultivated Hyssopus officinalis flowers, leaves and stems. There is no alternative route; an oil assembled from synthetic components would not qualify under this INCI name.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from the flowers, leaves and stems of hyssop, a Mediterranean herb. It is used in small amounts to add scent to products and for skin conditioning, and it comes entirely from the plant.
CosIng definition: Hyssopus Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of Hyssopus officinalis, Lamiaceae.
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.
- 2HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS 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=HYSSOPUS%20OFFICINALIS%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20OIL