How we scored it
Essential oil distilled from parsley seeds; wholly plant-derived.
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 seeds of parsley (Petroselinum crispum). No synthetic alternative used.
In plain English
An essential oil distilled from parsley seeds, used as a fragrance ingredient. Gives a fresh, herbaceous, slightly spicy scent to perfumed products.
CosIng definition: "Parsley oil". Petroselinum Crispum Seed Oil is an essential oil obtained from the seeds of the Parsley, Petroselinum crispum, Umbelliferae
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.
- 2PETROSELINUM CRISPUM SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PETROSELINUM CRISPUM SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PETROSELINUM%20CRISPUM%20SEED%20OIL