How we scored it
Whole essential oil from hydrodistillation of plant leaves; this site's convention rates essential oils 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
Obtained by hydrodistillation of the leaves of Leptospermum petersonii (lemon-scented tea tree), an Australian native plant. Entirely plant-derived with no synthetic route.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from the leaves of lemon-scented tea tree, an Australian native plant. Used as a fragrance ingredient with a lemon scent.
CosIng definition: Leptospermum Petersonii Oil is an essential oil obtained from hydrodistillation of the leaves of the plant, Leptospermum petersonii, Myrtaceae. Syn. Lemon scented Tea tree oil
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.
- 2LEPTOSPERMUM PETERSONII OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LEPTOSPERMUM PETERSONII OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LEPTOSPERMUM%20PETERSONII%20OIL