Database/Antioxidant/Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil natural?

Yes. Entire ingredient is tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) leaf oil, a natural-origin distilled plant oil.

INCI nameMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
CAS8022-72-8
FunctionAntioxidant · Fragrance
FeedstockProduced by steam distillation of tea tree leaves,…

How we scored it

Whole steam-distilled essential oil; no synthetic fragments; distilled botanical oils are 1.0 by rule.
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 distillation of tea tree leaves, mainly from Australian plantations. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

Tea tree oil, steam-distilled from the leaves of the tea tree. Used in cosmetics for its distinctive scent and skin-protecting, antioxidant properties.

CosIng definition: Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil is the oil distilled from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MELALEUCA%20ALTERNIFOLIA%20LEAF%20OIL