How we scored it
Essential oil of lavender: linalool, linalyl acetate and other terpenoids, all plant-made (n = 1); isolated by steam distillation. Natural mass / total mass = 1.00.
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
Dominant feedstock is lavender flowering tops, steam-distilled in France, Bulgaria and other lavender-growing countries. No synthetic route exists for the oil.
In plain English
The fragrant essential oil steam-distilled from lavender flowers, leaves and stems. It is used in products to give a lavender scent and flavour. Major supplies come from France, Bulgaria and other lavender-growing countries.
CosIng definition: Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers, leaves, and stems of Lavandula angustifolia, Lamiaceae.
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.
- 2LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAVANDULA%20ANGUSTIFOLIA%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20OIL