How we scored it
Whole essential oil obtained by steam distillation of flowers; entire mass is natural plant material by 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 flowers of Michelia alba, a magnolia-family tree cultivated in China and Southeast Asia. No alternative synthetic route exists for this essential oil.
In plain English
A fragrance oil steam-distilled from the flowers of the Michelia alba tree, a magnolia relative grown in Asia. Used to add a sweet floral scent to perfumes and cosmetic products.
CosIng definition: Michelia Alba Flower Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers of Michelia alba, Magnoliaceae
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.
- 2MICHELIA ALBA FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MICHELIA ALBA FLOWER OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MICHELIA%20ALBA%20FLOWER%20OIL