How we scored it
Volatile oil from hyssop leaves; essential 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
Steam-distilled essential oil from the leaves of the hyssop herb. No synthetic alternative is sold under this name.
In plain English
An essential oil distilled from hyssop leaves, an aromatic herb. Used for skin conditioning and scent. Comes directly from the plant.
CosIng definition: Hyssopus Officinalis Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of the Hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis L., 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 LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS LEAF 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%20LEAF%20OIL