Database/Fragrance/Pimpinella Anisum Fruit Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Pimpinella Anisum Fruit Oil natural?

Yes. Steam-distilled directly from anise fruit; a whole natural essential oil, not an isolated synthetic compound.

INCI namePimpinella Anisum Fruit Oil
CAS84775-42-8
FunctionFragrance · Perfuming
FeedstockSteam-distilled from dried anise (Pimpinella anisum) fruit. No…

How we scored it

Whole essential oil obtained by steam distillation; this site's convention: essential oils = 1.0, even though it is anethole-rich.
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 dried anise (Pimpinella anisum) fruit. No alternative industrial route for the whole oil.

In plain English

Essential oil steam-distilled from anise seeds, used for its sweet, liquorice-like scent. A whole natural essential oil, not a single isolated compound.

CosIng definition: "Anise Oil". Pimpinella Anisum Fruit Oil is an essential oil obtained from the dried ripe fruits of the Anise, Pimpinella anisum L., Umbelliferae. It contains 80-90% anethole, methyl chavicol, anisaldehyde

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. 2PIMPINELLA ANISUM FRUIT OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PIMPINELLA ANISUM FRUIT OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PIMPINELLA%20ANISUM%20FRUIT%20OIL