How we scored it
Steam-distilled spearmint oil, mainly carvone and limonene, all plant-derived (n=1, b); no added fragments. 1.0 x 100% = 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
Dominant feedstock is the flowering tops, leaves and stems of Mentha spicata steam-distilled to an essential oil. No alternative route supplies the whole oil.
In plain English
The aromatic oil steam-distilled from the flowers, leaves and stems of spearmint, whose main component is carvone. It is listed for fragrance and skin conditioning. It is made entirely from the plant.
CosIng definition: Mentha Spicata Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers, leaves and stems of Mentha spicata, 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 FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MENTHA SPICATA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM 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%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20OIL