How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil; botanical oil = 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
Steam-distilled from the leaves of Melaleuca quinquenervia (niaouli). No synthetic alternative is used commercially.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from niaouli tree leaves, related to tea tree. Used as a natural fragrance ingredient in cosmetics.
CosIng definition: Melaleuca Quinquenervia Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Melaleuca quinquenervia, 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 QUINQUENERVIA LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA 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%20QUINQUENERVIA%20LEAF%20OIL