How we scored it
Volatile oil distilled from iris rhizomes (orris root); single natural fragment → 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 dried, aged Iris pallida rhizomes (orris root) after prolonged curing. Single traditional natural route, no synthetic substitute exists.
In plain English
A rare, costly essential oil distilled from dried and aged iris root. Used in perfumery for its soft, powdery scent. Entirely plant-derived.
CosIng definition: Iris Pallida Root Oil is the volatile oil derived from the roots of Iris pallida.
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.
- 2IRIS PALLIDA ROOT OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3IRIS PALLIDA ROOT OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=IRIS%20PALLIDA%20ROOT%20OIL