How we scored it
Volatile oil steam-distilled from petals; convention rates oils at 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 steam-distilling the flowers of Rosa gallica (French rose). No petrochemical equivalent; a synthetic rose fragrance accord is a separate, unrelated ingredient.
In plain English
An essential oil steam-distilled from French rose petals, used to soften skin and add a natural rose fragrance to a product.
CosIng definition: Rosa Gallica Flower Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers of the French Rose, Rosa gallica L., 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 GALLICA FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ROSA GALLICA 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%20GALLICA%20FLOWER%20OIL