How we scored it
Steam-distilled marjoram oil: terpinen-4-ol, sabinene, terpinenes and other terpenoids are all isolated from the plant (n=1). Nothing added. 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 route is steam distillation of the flowering tops of sweet marjoram. No alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
Sweet marjoram essential oil, steam-distilled from the flowers, leaves and stems of the marjoram plant. It is used as a fragrance and skin-conditioning ingredient, adding a warm, herbal scent.
CosIng definition: Origanum Majorana Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers, leaves, and stems of Origanum majorana, Lamiaceae.
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 MAJORANA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ORIGANUM MAJORANA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ORIGANUM%20MAJORANA%20FLOWER/LEAF/STEM%20OIL