Database/Perfuming/Origanum Majorana Herb Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Origanum Majorana Herb Oil natural?

Yes. Every component is a volatile terpenoid distilled from the sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana) herb, so all atoms are plant-derived (b).

INCI nameOriganum Majorana Herb Oil
CAS84082-58-6
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockDominant route is steam distillation of the sweet…

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 sweet marjoram herb. No alternative route is commercially significant.

In plain English

Sweet marjoram essential oil, steam-distilled from the whole marjoram herb. It is used as a fragrance ingredient, adding a warm, herbal, slightly camphor-like scent.

CosIng definition: Origanum Majorana Herb Oil is an essential oil obtained from the herbs of the Sweet Marjoram, Origanum majorana L., Labiatae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2ORIGANUM MAJORANA HERB OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ORIGANUM MAJORANA HERB 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%20HERB%20OIL