How we scored it
Volatile oil distilled from the screwpine (kewda) plant: terpenoid and aromatic volatiles, all plant-isolated (n=1). No added fragment. 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 or hydro-distillation of screwpine (kewda) plant material, mainly in India. Some commercial kewda products are blended into a carrier; the INCI oil itself is the distilled volatile oil.
In plain English
A fragrant volatile oil distilled from the screwpine plant (kewda), widely used in South Asian perfumery. It is listed as a hair-conditioning ingredient and adds a sweet, floral scent.
CosIng definition: Pandanus Odoratissimus Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the whole plant, Pandanus odoratissimus, Pandanaceae.
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.
- 2PANDANUS ODORATISSIMUS OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PANDANUS ODORATISSIMUS OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PANDANUS%20ODORATISSIMUS%20OIL