How we scored it
Plant essential oil of terpenoids and esters: 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
Lavandula hybrida Grosso flowering tops are steam-distilled, mainly in France and Spain. No alternative route exists for the oil itself.
In plain English
Essential oil steam-distilled from the flowering tops of lavandin, a hybrid of true lavender and spike lavender. Used as a fragrance with a fresh, slightly camphor-like lavender scent. It is entirely plant-derived.
CosIng definition: Lavandula Hybrida Grosso Herb Oil is an essential oil distilled from the flowering herbs of the Lavendin, Lavandula hybrida grosso, Labiatae
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 HYBRIDA GROSSO HERB OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LAVANDULA HYBRIDA GROSSO 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%20HYBRIDA%20GROSSO%20HERB%20OIL