How we scored it
Steam-distilled essential oil, whole plant material = 1.0 by rule
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 the fresh flowers of the Damask rose. No synthetic processing steps are involved.
In plain English
Rose essential oil, steam-distilled from Damask rose petals. It gives products a natural rose fragrance and is valued for conditioning skin.
CosIng definition: Rosa Damascena Flower Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers of the Damask Rose, Rosa damascena, Rosaceae
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.
- 2ROSA DAMASCENA FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSA DAMASCENA FLOWER OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ROSA%20DAMASCENA%20FLOWER%20OIL