How we scored it
Expressed/steam-distilled oil from nutmeg kernel; whole natural extract → 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
Obtained by expression or steam distillation of the kernels of Myristica fragrans (nutmeg). This is the standard commercial route; no synthetic equivalent is sold under this name.
In plain English
A warm, spicy fragrance and skin-conditioning oil pressed or distilled from nutmeg kernels. It is used to scent and condition cosmetic products, coming directly from the plant.
CosIng definition: Myristica Fragrans Kernel Oil is the oil obtained from the kernel of the Nutmeg, Myristica fragrans, Myristicaceae
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.
- 2MYRISTICA FRAGRANS KERNEL OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MYRISTICA FRAGRANS KERNEL OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MYRISTICA%20FRAGRANS%20KERNEL%20OIL