How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil; oils = 1.0 by this site's convention.
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 by steam distillation of Kunzea ericoides (kanuka) leaves. No synthetic alternative.
In plain English
An essential oil distilled from kanuka leaves, a New Zealand native tree, used for fragrance. Made by steam-distilling the leaves.
CosIng definition: Kunzea Ericoides Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Kunzea ericoides, Myrtaceae
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.
- 2KUNZEA ERICOIDES LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3KUNZEA ERICOIDES LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=KUNZEA%20ERICOIDES%20LEAF%20OIL