How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil; wholly natural feedstock.
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
Obtained by steam distillation of the leaves of the mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from mastic tree leaves, used for fragrance. It is a natural plant oil with no synthetic processing beyond distillation.
CosIng definition: Pistacia Lentiscus Leaf Oil is an essential oil obtained from the leaves of the Mastic, Pistacia lentiscus L., Anacardiaceae
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.
- 2PISTACIA LENTISCUS LEAF OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PISTACIA LENTISCUS LEAF OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PISTACIA%20LENTISCUS%20LEAF%20OIL