Database/Fragrance/Laurus Nobilis Leaf Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Laurus Nobilis Leaf Oil natural?

Yes. The oil is directly distilled from bay laurel leaves with no petrochemical processing, so it counts as fully natural origin under the essential-oil convention.

INCI nameLaurus Nobilis Leaf Oil
CAS8002-41-3
FunctionFragrance · Perfuming
FeedstockSteam-distilled from the leaves of Laurus nobilis (bay…

How we scored it

Volatile (essential) oil distilled from plant leaves; whole-oil botanical, 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

Steam-distilled from the leaves of Laurus nobilis (bay laurel). No synthetic route is used commercially for this essential oil.

In plain English

Bay laurel leaf oil is an essential oil steam-distilled from bay laurel leaves. It's used in cosmetics for fragrance and skin-conditioning.

CosIng definition: Laurus Nobilis Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of the Laurel, Laurus nobilis L., Lauraceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2LAURUS NOBILIS LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3LAURUS NOBILIS LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAURUS%20NOBILIS%20LEAF%20OIL