Database/Skin Conditioning/Melaleuca Viridiflora Leaf Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Melaleuca Viridiflora Leaf Oil natural?

Yes. Terpenoid essential oil steam-distilled from niaouli leaves.

INCI nameMelaleuca Viridiflora Leaf Oil
CAS132940-73-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockSteam-distilled from the leaves of the niaouli tree…

How we scored it

Volatile essential oil distilled from Melaleuca leaves; entirely plant-derived terpenoids. 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 the niaouli tree (Melaleuca viridiflora), mainly from Madagascar and New Caledonia. No synthetic alternative is used.

In plain English

An essential oil distilled from niaouli tree leaves, related to tea tree oil, used for its fresh scent and skin-conditioning properties.

CosIng definition: Melaleuca Viridiflora Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Melaleuca viridiflora, Myrtaceae

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 VIRIDIFLORA LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3MELALEUCA VIRIDIFLORA 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%20VIRIDIFLORA%20LEAF%20OIL