How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil; this site's convention: botanical oils = 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 Mentha arvensis (corn mint/field mint). No synthetic alternative is used commercially.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from corn mint leaves, giving products a cooling, minty scent. Used as a natural fragrance ingredient in skincare and personal care products.
CosIng definition: Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil is the oil derived from the leaves of 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 LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MENTHA ARVENSIS LEAF 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%20LEAF%20OIL