How we scored it
Steam-distilled plant volatiles (linalool, linalyl acetate, camphor, cineole), all n=1 under b. 1.00 / 1.00 = 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
Flowering tops of lavandin are steam-distilled, mainly in southern France and Spain. Supplier note: trade lots are sometimes extended with synthetic linalool or linalyl acetate, but the INCI-defined oil is plant-derived.
In plain English
Lavandin essential oil, a fragrance ingredient steam-distilled from the flowering tops of the lavender hybrid Lavandula hybrida. It smells like lavender with a sharper, camphor-like note and consists mainly of linalool and linalyl acetate with camphor and cineole.
CosIng definition: "Lavandin Oil". Lavandula Hybrida Herb Oil is an essential oil distilled from the flowering herbs of the Lavendin, Lavandula hybrida, 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 HERB OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LAVANDULA HYBRIDA 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%20HERB%20OIL