How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil (geranium). Site rule: essential oils = 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
Produced by steam distillation of Pelargonium graveolens (geranium) flowering tops. No synthetic route exists for the whole oil.
In plain English
A rosy-green fragrance oil steam-distilled from geranium plants, used to scent perfumes and cosmetics. Entirely plant-derived with no synthetic processing beyond distillation.
CosIng definition: Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers of the Bourbon Geranium, Pelargonium graveolens (L.), Geraniaceae
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.
- 2PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS FLOWER OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PELARGONIUM%20GRAVEOLENS%20FLOWER%20OIL