How we scored it
100% essential oil (juniper wood). 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 from the wood and twigs of the juniper tree (Juniperus communis). No synthetic alternative route exists for this essential oil.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from juniper wood and twigs. Used as a natural fragrance ingredient with a woody, resinous scent.
CosIng definition: "Juniper Wood Oil". Juniperus Communis Wood Oil is an essential oil obtained from the wood and twigs of the Juniper, Juniperus communis L., Cupressaceae. ISO 8897:2010
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.
- 2JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS WOOD OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS WOOD OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=JUNIPERUS%20COMMUNIS%20WOOD%20OIL