How we scored it
Essential oil from the spearmint herb: whole substance plant-derived, so every fragment n = 1; 100% natural origin, 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
Steam distillation of the harvested herb of curly spearmint (Mentha spicata var. crispa), giving an essential oil rich in carvone. No alternative route applies.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from the herb of curly spearmint. Its sweet, minty aroma, mostly from the compound carvone, is used to scent and flavour products such as toothpaste, lip balm and body care.
CosIng definition: Mentha Spicata Crispa Herb Oil is an essential oil obtained from the herbs of the Spearmint, Mentha spicata (L.) var. crispa, Lamiaceae
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 SPICATA CRISPA HERB OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MENTHA SPICATA CRISPA 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%20SPICATA%20CRISPA%20HERB%20OIL