Database/Fragrance/Mentha Citrata Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Mentha Citrata Oil natural?

Yes. Volatile oil distilled directly from the bergamot mint plant; no petrochemical fragments introduced.

INCI nameMentha Citrata Oil
FunctionFragrance · Perfuming
FeedstockSteam-distilled from the whole bergamot mint plant (Mentha…

How we scored it

Essential oil, steam-distilled from whole plant — this site's convention scores 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 whole bergamot mint plant (Mentha citrata / Mentha x piperita). No alternative synthetic route is used for this essential oil.

In plain English

An essential oil steam-distilled from a mint plant (bergamot mint), used as a fragrance. Gives products a fresh, minty-citrus scent.

CosIng definition: Mentha Citrata Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the whole plant, Mentha citrata. The accepted scientific name for Mentha citrata is Mentha x piperita.

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. 2MENTHA CITRATA OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3MENTHA CITRATA OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MENTHA%20CITRATA%20OIL