How we scored it
Essential oil (carvone, limonene, pinene) distilled from the herb; terpenes are natural origin; every atom natural, 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
Oil is distilled from the harvested spearmint herb. There is no alternative route for the INCI-defined essential oil.
In plain English
Spearmint essential oil distilled from the herb, with carvone as its main component. Used for its minty fragrance. It is obtained directly from the plant with no chemical conversion.
CosIng definition: "Spearmint Oil". Mentha Spicata Oil is an essential oil obtained from the herbs of the Spearmint, Mentha spicata L., Labiatae (syn: Mentha viridis L., Labiatae). It contains carvone (more than 50%), limonene, pinene
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 HERB OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MENTHA SPICATA 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%20HERB%20OIL