How we scored it
Essential oil of plant-biosynthesised terpenoids and esters (linalool, linalyl acetate), all n=1, so 1.0 (b). The acetate here is plant-made, not a petrochemical acetyl cap.
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
Flowering tops of Lavandula angustifolia, grown in several countries including Bulgaria and France, are steam-distilled to ISO 8902. Oils extended with synthetic linalool or linalyl acetate exist but are adulterated products, not the INCI-defined distillate.
In plain English
Lavender essential oil, steam-distilled from the flowering tops of the lavender plant and used mainly for its scent. Its main aroma compounds, linalool and linalyl acetate, are made by the plant itself.
CosIng definition: Lavandula Angustifolia Herb Oil is an essential oil distilled from the flowering herbs of the lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, Labiatae. ISO 8902:2009
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 HERB OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA HERB 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%20HERB%20OIL