How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil; botanical-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 whole Origanum compactum (oregano) plant. A physical distillation process with no synthetic alternative.
In plain English
An aromatic essential oil distilled from oregano plants, used as a natural fragrance and preservative-boosting ingredient. It's produced by traditional steam distillation.
CosIng definition: Origanum Compactum Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the whole plant, Origanum compactum.
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.
- 2ORIGANUM COMPACTUM OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ORIGANUM COMPACTUM OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ORIGANUM%20COMPACTUM%20OIL