How we scored it
Essential oil: terpenoids such as bisabolol, farnesene and chamazulene, all flower-derived (n=1). 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
Dominant feedstock is German chamomile flower heads, steam-distilled. No commercially significant synthetic route exists for the oil itself.
In plain English
The essential oil steam-distilled from German chamomile flowers (Matricaria recutita). It is a deep blue oil rich in terpene compounds. It is used as a fragrance ingredient to give products a chamomile scent.
CosIng definition: Matricaria Recutita Flower Oil is the essential oil distilled from the flowers of the plant, Matricaria recutita, Compositae (syn: Chamomilla recutita, Compositae)
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.
- 2MATRICARIA RECUTITA FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MATRICARIA RECUTITA FLOWER OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MATRICARIA%20RECUTITA%20FLOWER%20OIL