How we scored it
Steam-distilled cajuput oil, mainly cineole and terpenes, all plant-derived (n=1, b); no added fragments. 1.0 x 100% = 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
Dominant feedstock is the leaf and twig of the cajuput tree steam-distilled to an essential oil. No alternative route supplies the whole oil.
In plain English
The aromatic volatile oil steam-distilled from the cajuput tree, a relative of tea tree, with cineole as its main component. It is used as a fragrance ingredient. It is made entirely from plant material.
CosIng definition: Melaleuca Leucadendron Cajaput Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the whole plant, Melaleuca leucadendron cajaput, Myrtaceae.
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.
- 2MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRON CAJAPUT OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRON CAJAPUT OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MELALEUCA%20LEUCADENDRON%20CAJAPUT%20OIL