Database/Fragrance/Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Pelargonium Graveolens Oil natural?

Yes. Steam-distilled essential oil from Pelargonium graveolens; essential oils are natural-origin by this site's convention.

INCI namePelargonium Graveolens Oil
CAS90082-51-2
FunctionFragrance · Perfuming
FeedstockSteam-distilled from the leaves/aerial parts of Bourbon geranium,…

How we scored it

Essential oil distilled from geranium plant; whole oil scored 1.0 as a botanical oil.
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 leaves/aerial parts of Bourbon geranium, Pelargonium graveolens. Single commercial route.

In plain English

Geranium essential oil, steam-distilled from the plant, used mainly for its rose-like fragrance in scented products. Entirely plant-derived.

CosIng definition: Pelargonium Graveolens Oil is is the volatile oil obtained from the whole plant of the Bourbon Geranium, Pelargonium graveolens (L.), Geraniaceae

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. 2PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS 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%20OIL