How we scored it
CosIng defines it as the wax obtained from holy basil leaves: plant waxes, esters and terpenoids are all plant-derived (n=1). The CAS shown is basil oil; the description governs. Total 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 holy basil leaf, extracted to a waxy plant material as the CosIng description states. Steam-distilled holy basil essential oil is sometimes sold under similar names and is equally plant-derived.
In plain English
A waxy or oily material taken from the leaves of holy basil (tulsi). It is used as an emollient, which softens skin, and as a conditioning ingredient for skin and hair.
CosIng definition: Ocimum Tenuiflorum Oil is the wax obtained from the leaves of Ocimum tenuiflorum L., Labiatae
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.
- 2OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=OCIMUM%20TENUIFLORUM%20OIL