How we scored it
Volatile oil obtained directly from jasmine flowers; essential oil category → 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
Obtained from Jasminum sambac flowers, typically by solvent extraction or enfleurage. No synthetic replacement is used for the named material.
In plain English
A fragrant oil from jasmine flowers. It's used to scent perfumes and cosmetic products with jasmine's natural floral aroma.
CosIng definition: Jasminum Sambac Flower Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers of Jasminum sambac, Oleaceae.
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.
- 2JASMINUM SAMBAC FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3JASMINUM SAMBAC FLOWER OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=JASMINUM%20SAMBAC%20FLOWER%20OIL