How we scored it
Monoterpene ketone historically isolated from Eucalyptus dives oil, a rich natural source; petrochemical synthesis is not commercially dominant for this material = 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
Isolated by fractional distillation of Eucalyptus dives oil, which is naturally rich in piperitone. No large-scale petrochemical synthesis route competes commercially.
In plain English
A minty, natural fragrance compound isolated from eucalyptus oil. Used to add scent to cosmetic and personal care products.
Structure
3-methyl-6-propan-2-ylcyclohex-2-en-1-one
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.
- 2Piperitone. PubChem CID 6987. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3PIPERITONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4PIPERITONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PIPERITONE