How we scored it
Plant essential oil, mainly menthol and related terpenoids: 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
Cornmint herb grown mainly in India and China is steam-distilled to give the oil. No alternative route exists for the oil itself.
In plain English
Essential oil steam-distilled from the leaves and flowering tops of cornmint (Japanese mint). It has a strong minty scent and is rich in menthol, and is used as a fragrance and cooling ingredient. It is entirely plant-derived.
CosIng definition: Mentha Arvensis Herb Oil is an essential oil obtained from the herbs of the the Horse Mint, Mentha arvensis L., Labiatae
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.
- 2MENTHA ARVENSIS HERB OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MENTHA ARVENSIS HERB OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MENTHA%20ARVENSIS%20HERB%20OIL