How we scored it
Essential oil steam-distilled from plant leaves; whole essential oil convention = 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 leaves of the myrtle shrub (Myrtus communis), grown around the Mediterranean. Used whole as a fragrance ingredient with no synthetic isolates.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from myrtle leaves, valued in perfumery for its fresh, herbal scent. Used as a natural fragrance ingredient in cosmetics.
CosIng definition: "Myrtle Oil". Myrtus Communis Leaf Oil is an essential oil obtained from the leaves of the Myrtle, Myrtus communis L., Myrtaceae. It contains D-pinene, eucalyptol, limonene, camphor
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.
- 2MYRTUS COMMUNIS LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MYRTUS COMMUNIS LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MYRTUS%20COMMUNIS%20LEAF%20OIL