How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil; every atom traces to lemon verbena leaf material. 1.0 by this site's convention for natural essential oils.
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
Produced by steam-distilling the leaves of lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora, Verbenaceae). No petrochemical route exists for an essential oil.
In plain English
The essential oil steam-distilled from lemon verbena leaves, used to give cosmetics and perfumes a fresh, lemony scent.
CosIng definition: Lippia Citriodora Leaf Oil is the volatile oil derived from the leaves of Lippia citriodora.
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.
- 2LIPPIA CITRIODORA LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LIPPIA CITRIODORA LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LIPPIA%20CITRIODORA%20LEAF%20OIL