How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil; essential oils are 1.0 by convention.
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 Piper betle leaves. No synthetic alternative is in commercial use.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from betel leaves (Piper betle), a plant used traditionally in parts of Asia. Used in oral care and skincare products for fragrance and conditioning.
CosIng definition: Piper Betle Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained by the steam distillation of the leaves of the Pepper, Piper betle L., Piperaceae
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.
- 2PIPER BETLE LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PIPER BETLE LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PIPER%20BETLE%20LEAF%20OIL