How we scored it
Essential oil from vacuum distillation of a tuberose flower extract; natural = 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
Obtained by high-vacuum distillation of a solvent extract of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) flowers. Used as a fragrance ingredient; no synthetic equivalent is sold under this name.
In plain English
A prized floral oil obtained from tuberose flowers by extraction and vacuum distillation. Used purely for fragrance. Comes directly from the flower.
CosIng definition: Polianthes Tuberosa Flower Oil is an essential oil obtained by high vacuum distillation of the extract of the flowers of the Tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa L., Amaryllidaceae
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.
- 2POLIANTHES TUBEROSA FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3POLIANTHES TUBEROSA FLOWER OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLIANTHES%20TUBEROSA%20FLOWER%20OIL