How we scored it
Volatile oil distilled from red juniper wood; entirely plant-derived terpenes and phenolics, no synthetic 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
Produced by dry or steam distillation of the wood of red juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus). No petrochemical alternative route exists.
In plain English
A smoky essential oil distilled from red juniper wood. Used as a fragrance and tonic ingredient. Comes directly from the tree's wood.
CosIng definition: Juniperus Oxycedrus Wood Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the wood of the Red Juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus L., Cupressaceae
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 OXYCEDRUS WOOD OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS 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%20OXYCEDRUS%20WOOD%20OIL