How we scored it
Essential oil distilled from geranium stems and leaves (geraniol, citronellol and esters); plant essential oil = 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: steam distillation of Bourbon geranium stems and leaves. Synthetic geraniol or citronellol blends are separate ingredients, not this oil.
In plain English
Rose geranium essential oil, distilled from the leaves and stems of the Bourbon geranium plant. It is used to give products a rose-like floral scent. It comes entirely from the plant.
CosIng definition: Pelargonium Graveolens Stem Leaf Oil is an essential oil obtained from the stems of the plant, Bourbon Geranium, Pelargonium graveolens L., Geraniaceae. It contains geraniol, citronellol and their esters. Characterised by 5% 10-epi-g-eudesmol (no guaiadiene)
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 STEM LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS STEM LEAF 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%20STEM%20LEAF%20OIL